I am having some trouble and need some guidance. I am having more pain now than when I first came out of the surgery and came home...I feel like I have going off the deep end...I know I am not immagining the pain but I am not understanding why I am having so much more pain...My wounds are healing very well as far as the nurses can see there is no more infection and I am done with the antibiotics. My neck movement is so much better. The swelling is coming down except in the morning when I feel like the godfather talking with a mouthful of marbles. I am wondering if this is normal the last few days it has been getting worse tonite it is slowly leveling off but still quite painful..my homecare nurses seem to think that it is because the wounds are starting to heal and nerve endings are coming back to life this sounds reasonable but if it is not normal I would really like to know cause I will contact my doctor. I know that you folks aren't doctors but anybody with similar experiences would really help. If there are no similar experiences I will definately contact my doctor.

Thank you in advance for easing my mind...

Dianne smirk


Dianne..treatment at cc at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario...insulin dependant, Surgery Sept 8/08 Tracheotomy,composite resection and bilateral neck dissection, left radial forearm free flap... T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma. No radiation A little over 2 yrs clear YAY