It is now nineteen months since I had a neck dissection and 43 lymph nodes removed. The nerve which controls my shoulder was severed and I was left with limited movement. After about 15 months, having had NHS physio for some months directly after the operation I was still only about 55% back to normal so I decided to enlist the help of a private physiotherapist. I have been absolutely delighted at the improvement and now have about 90% of my shoulder movement back. I have been working hard on the exercises but it has been absolutely worth it. For some reason I believed that improvement would plateau at about 18 months and there was unlikely to be any improvement after that. I spoke to the physio about this and she refuted it. Just thought I would post this in case there is anyone out there who feels deflated that they have not made the recovery they were hoping for.
Hi. Thanks for posting this. I’m so pleased this has worked and I hope other folk pick up on it. Sadly much follow up just isn’t there on the NHS and we have to take our recovery into our own hands.
Can I ask how you found a physio who could deal with this particular problem?
As for general improvement so many of us are told two years and that’s it. It’s not. Yes the vast improvement is in the first year but those improvements do continue for years.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
