Hi Folks; Well the guessing is over on the neck pain. I flunked my MRI and the docs report a diffuse, poorly defined tumor which has infiltrated the SCM muscle in my neck. Because of its lack of margins the tumor is considered dangerous and the outlook is (quote) "not good".
At this point I have to arm myself with a bunch of knowledge for a radical neck dissection which will happen quite soon and all the fun stuff that goes with that.
I think I'll start up a new thread more specific to neck surgery tips and problems.
P.S. the neck is still sore but the Doc put me on an analgesic called Toradol...it looks like I have traded in that constipation for some good old lack of concentration after all.
Blessings, Fran