My husband has recently experienced severe cramping and pain on side of neck where he had a radical neck disection 2 years ago. I don't think the cramping is too unusual and I beleive physical therapy would help. Jim has not followed through too well with this. The new pain on the opposite side is at the base of skull and was so intense it kept him awake all last night. I wonder if any other head and neck cancer survivors have experienced similar symptoms and what they did to alleviate them. I would guess it may be a side effect of radiation but don't know for sure. Any info would be appreciated.