It seems like my husband has hit most speed bumps during this mess. Here is another one. He had the neck disection three weeks ago 26 nodes. He also had his thyroid removed since after all the chemo and radiation that had pappilary cancer. In any event, he has weakness in the right shoulder and pain. He also has a drooped lower lip on the side of the disection. We were hoping it was moving along, and now today his neck is swollen and much more painful. He was given exercises to do to strengthen the arm/shoulder and to improve the mouth. Is it possible he did too much? I read about the message to bring fluid down the neck. Do you use hot or cold compresses? I need help. Please... I can't tell you how helpful this site has been during this entire ordeal.