Arm lymphoedema following neck treatment

Hi. I’ve never heard of this so perhaps you should mention it at his next review. 
Did your husband have a neck dissection? 

Hi Dani. No, just tonsillectomy, chemo and radiotherapy. He had spread to neck lymph node prior to diagnosis. Awaiting follow up PET scan. He's 10 weeks post treatment. 

Hi Birdwoman

I had a very achy back and upper arms for a while after each of my surgeries and radiotherapy. This seemed to be related to muscle weakness after the long ops and my recuperation time. When I did things like hang out the washing or any physical activity my muscles would start to ache. It may just be a case of your husband over time building up his muscle strength again. It's always a good idea to ask your medical team about any of these concerns though to rule out anything else.

Lyn

Thanks Lyn. We are asking medical/nursing teams,  it does seem though that knowledge of lymphoedema is not as good as other areas, and opinions vary, so it's quite tricky. Fingers crossed ...