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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 458 | Hi Niel,
One of the not fun side effects of the surgery. I had pain in shoulders both sides. For some reason, the right shoulder that didn't have as radical a surgery and didn't get into the tapezious muscle hurt worse than the left shoulder.
Both felt pretty much ok after about 3 months. However I do have a big problem with joint damage now on the left shoulder, however it could be unrelated to the surgery.
Tell him to let the doctor's know about the pain. Usually something like a non-steroid anti-inflamitory will do the trick.
Hope he gets to feeling better.
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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