I've posted this before, in another section of the forum.

Has anyone out there had Horner's Syndrome as a result of nerve injury during a neck dissection? It gives one a droopy, red, watery eye. I was unfortunate enough to have this happen to me. In the larger scope of things, this is grossly un=important. However, it does restrict my vision and makes me self-conscious. I have found that using eye drops like Visine LR temporarily provides stimulation to the injured nerve and causes the eyelid to be able to lift itself. Now, however, I have developed nasal stuffiness that I fear is a rebound effect from the use of the eye drops.

I will likely have some surgery this year to take a tuck in the lifter muscles of the lid. I just wanted to know how many others have had this problem.

There are many, many persons on this forum who have had neck dissections, and nobody has ever mentioned having this problem afterward. It is driving me crazy.


Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!