After my neck dissection I had the pins and needles and little sharp pains that felt kind of like electric shocks. It was very unpleasant when my husband or baby touched certain spots on my neck. I also had terrible itching in my right ear. The ear was totally numb so I could never scratch the itch.

I don't remember exactly when that all got better, but I know that by the time I started radiation (six weeks later) I was not having those sensations anymore and some of the numbness had gone away. Some areas will be numb forever.

I think the noose sensation from the scar is due to swelling because I had it for a few weeks after surgery but it came back when I had swelling fromyhe radiation.