Jay,

Yep, the pain popped up over the last couple of weeks for me. At first I thought I had been over-enthusiastic about my PT exercises, but it has progressed over the last 10 days, until it finally occurred to me that I can feel more of my upper chest and chin, so I expect it is the nerves returning and now letting me know the pain of the surgery.

Who knew the numbness was a blessing, lol. Stretching helps, and I have been watching my posture, which the PT will likely tell Jen as well. We have a tendency to "hunch" to compensate for the reduced strength/mobility. The best stretch is to roll up a towel, put it between the shoulder blades, lie down and stretch the arms to the side.

It's the standing joke in my office that I look like I'm trying to look more busty, by sticking out my chest all the time... Personally, I think I look like like a chicken...

All my best to you, Jen and Hunter


Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt