Welcome Brody, I'm new here, too. I haven't heard anything about that happening but like Mark says, this radiation is the gift that keeps on giving. I think chemo is too.
This carotid artery business is certainly news to me, tho. Gasp! Just one more thing to get checked for, darnit. I just recently went through the Hypothyroidism stuff. Wonder what will be next?? Carol

DX 6/05 Rt Tonsil SSC advanced to lymph node. Stage 4b. RND, took tonsils, strips off the back of tongue, throat and nose. 19 lymph nodes removed only 1 bad. Once healed, 7 weeks of treatment including 35 IMRT, 7 Cisplatin, 7 Erbitux and 35 nasty Amophostine. Almost 11 yrs out now. Woooo Hoooo!