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Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 382 Likes: 3 | Jen-
I'm over 3 1/2 years out from my neck dissection. I have been having PT tuneups every 6 months just to keep things moving since. My range of motion to the sides is great and the neck tissue is soft. I can even look up and notice the cobwebs in the corners now! I do use a half roll of hard foam to stretch my back out on after a long day at the computer with exercises to keep the posture normal. Wouldn't be where I am today if I didn't have PT and use the message techniques to keep the fluids flowing down the neck and the area soft. You might find about 6 months down the road that the radiation has burnt out your thyroid. Hypothyrodism can give you a 20 pound weight gain! Another thing they don't tell you...but there are worst alternatives! - Kris
SCC Stage IV left tonsil neck disection 3/02 radiation finished 6/02 chemo finished 9/02
Stage 2A left breast cancer 3/09, chemo and radiation, finished treatment 2/7/10 -Stage 2 right beast cancer 10/14 chemo and radiation
Every day is still a gift :-)
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