Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 | I have some ideas but without a more information I may be way off. If you notice my signature, it tells you my staging and a brief overview of the procedures and treatments I've had so that when I ask for advice, other posters have most of the basic information to start with.
My questions would be. If you've spoke to a surgeon then I'll assume that you had surgery. If one of the procedures was a neck dissection, nerve damage and issues with your neck and shoulders are common and can be helped with PT and drugs like Gabapentin (Neurontin) that help with neuropathy, vaporized marijuana also helps some (me) with neuropathy (nerve pain) as well.
So start by filling us in on the staging of your cancer, nodal involvement if any and the basic procedures you've had and we'll be able to comment more intelligently and help point you in the right direction!
Oh, and welcome to OCF!
Eric
Young Frack, SCC T4N2M0, Cisplatin,35+ rads,ND, RT Mandiblectomy w fibular free flap, facial paralysis, "He who has a "why" to live can bear with almost any "how"." -Nietzche "WARNING" PG-13 due to Sarcasm & WAY too much attitude, interact at your own risk.
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