Hello, even though I didn't receive surgery, I experience shoulder and neck stiffness even a whole year post treatment. Some physical exercise like moving the neck sideways/up & down several times a day may help prevent it from getting worse. I still have ulcers on my mouth but the pain is negligible and the fact that I am diabetic may also slow down healing from the sore.So be patient!

Karen, stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01