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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi All,
The neck disection is not as bad as it sounds. I had little pain and the suction devises did not bother me. I had no staples as they glued me up totaly.
For all that have had the disection or are comtemplating same, consider PT. I am currently having physical therapy for the shoulder and scar area. I good PT will do wonders for scar tissue, muscle strenght, and shoulder mobility after surgery. I highly recommend PT if your ENT or other MD will prescribe. I have certainly benefitted.
Steve
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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