Twinges in nodes

Hi Dani

My surgeon wasn't concerned at all but said the exercises are important. 

I will mention it to my consultant on the 8th sept and see what she says. I am ultra thin at the minute so I do hope it's just that.

Thanks for the info though Dani

Kathy x

SteveyN said:

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"External radiotherapy is a common treatment for many head and neck malignancies. Radiation-induced carotid atherosclerosis is a major late complication reported after external radiotherapy and occurs in 75% of cases"

Yes. We’ve talked about it here before. I don’t think there is too much to worry about in the first few years. All you can do is keep your blood pressure and cholesterol well down. I fully intend to pay for a Doppler ( GP won’t refer me and neither will oncologist) at five years. 
What alarmed me was Warrior1  saying they had been told the  artery was “stiff” … whatever that means. 

Everything was great thank you.

X

Hi Kathy. Try to find out what she means. Sometimes oncologists say things that make no sense. When I asked my oncologist about carotid atheroma he said, “My! You have been doing your homework “ Followed by “What would we do about it anyway?” I almost asked whether cancer patients weren’t worth stenting but thought better of it. 

I'll definitely ask about it again.

Even when I lift my head to get up from bed I can feel it stick. 

I'll let you know what she says but I am not seeing her until the 8th sept 

Better get cracking with my shaker exercises 

Thanks Dani

X

Hi Debbie

Thanks  for passing on to me the explanation you were given. That makes sense. I wondered if it was scar tissue in my case and I think that maybe it was. The massage certainly fixed it for me when I got the cramping feeling.

Sorry to hear that you still get it though.

Lyn

Warrior1 said:

Better get cracking with my shaker exercises

Hi Kathy.

I had to look this one up. Is that the head lift exercise from a lying down position?

Hi Dani

Sorry to take so long to get back to you.

Yes that's the exercise but I do it sitting up and moving my head up and down. If I lay down I get bored  and do it too quickly 

Warrior1 said:

Yes that's the exercise

Thanks Kathy. 
No wonder you do it sitting up. 
I tried these lying down. Good grief! There is no way I could keep my head up for sixty seconds. I must have a heavy brain

  heavy brain