Jen,
I had my neck dissection Sept 2 2005 and had my staples removed last friday. My ENT said that I could go back to work and everything would be fine. I told him about the muscles wanting to pull my head forward and causing pain in the back of my neck and shoulders. He explained to me about the muscles being stretched and this will get better in time. My neck dissection w

Terry | 42 female| base of tongue w/swollen lymph nodes | Dx'd-Feb 05 | Stage IVA T2N2M0 | radiation/chemo 8 weeks finished 3rd week May/05 | bilateral neck dissection 9/2/05 45 nodes all neg.