#97398 06-15-2009 03:38 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 598 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 598 | Almost to two years post treatment, and have the usual neck fibrosis from radiation, and shoulder pain and limitation from neck dissection. However, I also notice that I have increasing muscle pain and stiffness in back and legs after exercising or doing work.
I can do just about anything I did before treatment, except that things requiring arms to be shoulder level or higher for extended period causes a fair amount of discomfort. My golf game is actually better than it was, and I still care for the yard, etc. etc. -- I just pay for it more the next day. And this is more significant and constant than just growing older. ;-)
Anybody else experience anything similar?
Jeff SCC Right BOT Dx 3/28/2007 T2N2a M0G1,Stage IVa Bilateral Neck Dissection 4/11/2007 39 x IMRT, 8 x Cisplatin Ended 7/11/07 Complete response to treatment so far!!
| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | I am glad you mentioned this Jeff. I work out 2 , 3 or 4 times a day. and I hurt like heck from it. Hummm wonder what it will do to my golf game? You have me thinking, i have to try it. LOL might m=not be able to hit the ball at all after this long off. I hope you feel better Jeff.
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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 83 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 83 | I am 18 months out and notice it in my shoulders. I mention this to the Drs and they sort of say ....we did not do rads on your shoulders ? But it seems like I do feel it more now after doing a lot of yard work. Perhaps in my mind or just collateral damage. Although it has not seemed to help golf game...maybe I need more Rads...maybe not ! Played 108 holes the other weekend and was sore but I do think that was more to old age and not being in golf shape. Maybe your better golf is from a slower swing ? Still trying to get that concept through my hard head !
Bill Van Horn-53 ex-smoker, social drinker, Biopsy 8/24, Diagnosed 8/30/07 BOT T2N2-B MX Stage IV. Started treatments 10/1/07. IMRT 35 x, Cisplatin - 3 cycles - completed treatment 11/16/07. CT Scans on 1/15/08 all clear Selective neck dissection 1/28/08. All nodes clear.
| | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | The shoulder pain could be due to the Neck Dissection.
Don TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm HiRes CT 6/21/08 Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08 PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08 35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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