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Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | If your radical neck included removing the nerve, then yes both the recovery and over doing excercise can cause pain in the shoulder. If you look at your shoulder and arm in the mirror you'll probably notice it hangs differently than the other side. The resulting load change on the shoulder joint is much like a dislocation. You need to strengthen the remaining muscles slowly and carefully. See if you can find a PT person with experience in post radical neck.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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