neck recession

SuzJ
SuzJ Member Posts: 427 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

whose had one, I have some questions!

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  • yensid683
    yensid683 Member Posts: 349
    #2
    Neck Dissection?

    I'm not familiar with a recession, perhaps a resection or a dissection?  I've had two selective neck dissections, what can I help you with?

  • DanceSkater
    DanceSkater Member Posts: 62
    edited September 2017 #3
    Dissection

     I had a radical left neck dissection on  6-8-17 at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit.

  • SuzJ
    SuzJ Member Posts: 427 Member
    #4
    Disecction, sorry - how long

    Disecction, sorry - how long till the numbness is gone.

    Why is my arm getting weaker as I get away from surgery?

    When does it stop feeling like you are wearing a really big C collar?

  • DanceSkater
    DanceSkater Member Posts: 62
    #5
    SuzJ said:

    Disecction, sorry - how long

    Disecction, sorry - how long till the numbness is gone.

    Why is my arm getting weaker as I get away from surgery?

    When does it stop feeling like you are wearing a really big C collar?

    Dissection effects

    My surgery was exactly 3 months ago.

    Numbness ?   I think I still have as much numbness as I had from day one after the surgery.  From what I've read, some of it MAY go away and some may last forever.

    Arm weakness ?  I lost some range of motion of my left arm and have had a few sessions of therapy.  It has helped a little.  My arm/shoulder hurts once in a while.  Is it possible your arm is getting weaker because you aren't using it as much as you used to?

    Neck tightness ?  My neck does not feel as tight (like someone is strangeling me) as it did BUT it still feels tight.  The severity seems to come and go.  At times I don't notice it at all and at other times I feel like I'm being choked.  I am doing a few exercises to stretch my neck.

    My worse problem since the surgery is that I'm getting excess foamy saliva when I drink or eat anything !!  I had to get a feeding tube again because of it and the trouble swallowing.  My tongue is also crooked.  It curves to the left.

  • Mavish
    Mavish Member Posts: 84 Member
    #6
    Neck dissection

    I had right neck dissection about 18 mo ago. I have still some numbness, however it is much better than earlier days. I only notice it when I touch the both sides of my neck at the same time.

    Weekness in my rigth arm got better. I feel some pain around my shoulder blades but not too bad.

    I have tightness in the both sides of my neck, rigth side being the worst. I am trying physio and excercise, it seems noting is changing. But I am hoping that physio could prevent further damage.

    I had feeling of strangulation right after the surgery. I sdo not have it anymore.

  • Dtanman
    Dtanman Member Posts: 11
    edited September 2017 #7
    Neck dissection

    Had my radical neck dissection on 12/02/15. Still have pain from it, but take no meds for it. But trying to live a normal life back to bowling which uses the right shoulder but just push thru and try not and think about it

     

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