#88638 01-22-2009 09:59 AM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 790 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 790 | Great for Neck and shoulder pain! I got these at Costco last night and I'm already noticing a big difference this AM. I don't know if anyone else with neck and shoulder issues from ND and radiation has tried these but I'm excited! The past 6 months I've been really trying to work through the scar tissues and restrengthen the muscles on the right side of my neck so I don't look so lopsided. http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9780761128687-0Has anyone else tried them? It felt sooooo good on my neck- there is this one spot that just gets so tight and it really opened it up. Enjoy! KATE
Tongue Cancer T2 N0 M0 /
Total Glossectomy Due to Location of Tumor
Finished all treatments May 25 2007
Surviving!!!
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Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 531 | This could help sounds promising...as found out today a lot of my pain is due to scar tissue and lack of fluid motion!!! So please keep up posting on progress. I would be interested in hearing your progress. I know you said this morning is different but it would be nice to know long range...thanks
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
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Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 64 | Kate,
Thanks for the info. I'll try just about anything to alleviate the pain. I've got some serious myofascial pain on the opposite side of my ND. I was radiated pretty equally though. I'll have to make another trip to Costco this week. Not that I mind...it's become my new favorite store! Thanks again.
Kelley
SCC tonsil(left) with contralateral mets. Modified right neck disection August, 2002. 33 rads(62 gy)both sides of neck and 3 cycles cisplatin completed October 25, 2002. 34 yo at time of diagnosis
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Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 114 | Thanks for the info!! I've had a lot of these same issues since my RND. Will have to check it out....
Thanks
Steve
Age 41 - Stage 2 SCC tongue Dx 2/06. Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Mets to neck node discovered 7/07. RND 40 nodes removed, margins not clear. Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5-FU Fall 07, then IMXT/Erbitux for 7 wks. Inoperable mets to both lungs and pleura Dx Oct'08. 4 cycles Carboplatin, Erbitux, 5-FU so far.
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Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 790 | OK- so I've been doing the ball/neck and shoulder excercises since Wed when i want to Costco (yes a fav of mine too!) and I'm noticiing big difference all ready. I have done a lot of initial physical therapies-- chiropratic myofacial release yoga- yoga som,e PT excercies etc. This sure feels good and it feel like it is destiffening the ND side which gets so stiff i I slack off on stretching- and it feels so good  It seems to pinpoint those particularly hard to reach ouchy areas of my neck and shoulders--- you know the "hurts so good spots" very exciting- I love massagees and if I were rich I'd have one every month but this seems to be helping me lots will keep you posted! K
Last edited by misskate; 01-24-2009 08:59 PM.
Tongue Cancer T2 N0 M0 /
Total Glossectomy Due to Location of Tumor
Finished all treatments May 25 2007
Surviving!!!
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Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 790 | oh yeah and I alo saw it being sold at Borders and probably amazon too Wish I had found out about it sooner!
Tongue Cancer T2 N0 M0 /
Total Glossectomy Due to Location of Tumor
Finished all treatments May 25 2007
Surviving!!!
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