Hi everybody! The side of my neck that was dissected has been real tight & kinda sore for a week or so & I just thought I strained the muscles or something, which may be the case. Today however I was doing the normal stretching & sort of touching & rubbing my neck & there is a definite sore spot & very small lump or something right next to the big artery which is throbbing. I suppose if it wasn't I'd have other things to worry about! Of course I'm thinking the worst!

Erik, it isn't necessarily serious, but because it is a change, you know you need to make an appointment with your ENT. I am down to every 6 months or whenever the mood strikes me, and when I show up, the ENT always is surprised at the small lump that is a permanent fixture of my post-everything neck. Get it checked soon, but don't panic.

Thanks Joanna! My youngest daughter has some sort of bug & I think I may just have the same thing. It's funny how my neck hurts more than normal when I have a bug, now. It's really weird how I feel when I do get a bug now. It's like it's not full blown or I mentally reduce it or ignore it or I'm not sure. Kinda like I just don't have time to get sick after having gone through dx/tx last year. Hard to explain. Not even sure what I'm feeling. I sure kinda turn into an ass around the house. That's sure not good for the family. Erik

dont worry to much eric im exactly the same since my op due to neck dissection doc said must have caught strap nerve. phisio doesent help either, think we got to live with it i feel as though something is tied around my neck its so stange. i had larnx removed 6th april and the other thing is i got dropped shoulder but i got it in writing before op; this could be the risks involved no mention of pain involved though grrrrrrrrr best regards maz

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Hi Maz! You can fix the drop shoulder through physical therapy & excersize. It took a few months, but I'm strong as ever & no dropped shoulder. I certainly pick heavy things up & carry them differently on the right side now. But I can do anything I use to. The pain in the neck just seems accentuated by a cold or flu. Yeah, I have to stretch my neck out all the time to keep it loosened up. Oh well! We are alive & living, huh? Erik