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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)Comment receiving replies
@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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It happens like 5 or 6 times a day and it when I suddenly caught my neck a certain way the pad is spasm starts and it lasts for like 15 seconds to look as I look like a epileptic fit person. My right side of my neck where the muscle attaches to the I guess shoulders they save that that muscle has shrunk and it's it's stretched out too far which makes my neck and shoulders push forward. If I support my head by my chin area and alleviate some of the pain. I'm seeing a pain doctor that says he can help in the facet joints are course some of my cervical spine I have bone on bone which they told me today. Taking it day-by-day is what I life is about and it will not go on opioids again. I will not, not,not!