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Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Feb 8 3:22pm | Replies (101)
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@donfeld

Has anybody had throat cancer with radiation damaged can neck and head with them tightness and pain in neck.? Especially neck spasms and nerve pain in head.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 23, 2020

@donfeld, I moved your message to this existing discussion in the Head & Neck Cancer group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/head-neck-cancer/). I think you'll appreciate following the H&N Cancer group and connecting with others like @alpaca @karly @jimchardy @roberthenry @yesmei123 @skoshi and more.

The American Head & Neck Society has a very informative article about radiation damage of the head and neck, including damage to skin, connective tissue, muscles, nerves and blood vessels.
Radiation Fibrosis https://www.ahns.info/survivorship_intro/radiation-fibrosis/

Don, you mention that you also have spasms and nerve pain. Is the pain constant? What triggers the spasms?

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jbhart38731 | @jbhart38731 | Dec 8, 2020

I have , seven months after my radiation ended , my neck is stiff and has limited range of motion , and I cannot swallow , not even spit , whjich means I carry a cup all day in which to spit .
And yes there is pain and stiffness, and my head is starting to droop forward .
I am working with physical therapy a speech therapist .

Best of luck to you .

Forgot to mention I am NED from stage 4 upper esophageal cancer , due mostly I think to on - going keytruda treatments.

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