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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 458 | JJ, first question I'm going to ask is did they do chemo/radiation?
I've had 2 neck dissections, one on each side, several months apart. First one not much pain to ears etc, however second one played heck with the side of my head, ear, pain and hearing wise. Top that off with the side effects from the Cisplatin chemo drug, some days I'm still getting some pain and ringing of ears especially on the side of the second surgery. Ent says this is from the chemo and trauma from surgery. That was 10 months ago
Now, that having been said, I strongly suggest you consult your ENT that did the surgery, and make sure this is post surgery trauma.
Feb 3 is only a little over 2 weeks ago, so you're just in the very beginning of the healing process. Took 4-5 months for the post surgery trauma to settle down. But Ask your Doc.
Keep us posted on how you're doing. Welcome to the board.
Bob
SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.
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