Another question about side effects. How bad was the pins and needles feel for you folks? This is worse than the TORS BOT procedure to me frown

I feel like I have a noose around my neck from time to time that gets tightened, and then my nerves go crazy on occasion, so it feels tingly. It's extremely uncomfortable. My ears feel extremely sensitive too. No touching allowed! The worst is when I lie down to attempt to sleep. I have to lie on my back, and I still sleep at a considerable incline, but the feeling around my neck gets so bad that it prevents me from falling asleep unless I'm totally exhausted. I'm good about doing my PT, and I have pretty darn good mobility in both my neck and shoulders. I feel little to no loss of strength or movement in my arms.

My surgeon is out this week. I've got an appt with him next tuesday, but I was wondering what other people's experiences were like. TORS was easy compared to this, IMO. There's a peak of maybe 5 days of bad pain for TORS. The ND is lingering discomfort.

Last edited by WarrenW; 09-14-2011 05:17 AM.
Age 35
non-smoker, non-drinker
7/1/11 - Diagnosed with SCC @ BOT, stage 1, lingual tonsil & cyst removed
8/9/11 - Corrected diagnosis of MEC @ BOT
8/17/11 - TORS to remove lesion
9/2/11 - Bilateral neck dissection. All nodes clear! Done!
12/13/11 - PET/CT scan clear