My boyfriend has had radical neck dissection, 40 lymph nodes removed. Radiation--all about 3 years ago. He continues to have severe pain all around the left ear, below it and down the jaw line, neck area and across the shoulder and to collar bone. He refuses to take the heavy duty pain meds and patches still are not site specific. The inside of his throat hurts all the time too---more at the end of the day. Does anyone have any suggestions for the pain that is not riddled with the side effects of the Class C drugs?
Thank you. I continue to search and search. Has anyone tried acupuncture? or is there a nerve block of some sort?