Does anyone have severe pain long after surgery??

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I have advanced thyroid cancer. In May/05 I underwent a 9 hr.

operation on my neck to remove the cancer. I was left with severe

pain in the front of my neck and it never went away. I haven't found

one person in any of the thyroid cancer groups with severe neck pain

almost two years after their surgery.

I have had physio and acupuncture, x-ray, CT Scan, Ultrasound, MRI.

The therapy did not help and every test shows " a lot of damage " to

my neck but does not pinpoint anything " in particular " that might be

causing this pain. To make matters worse, I also suffer from

chronic low back pain following spine surgery four years ago.

I have tried so many painkillers including Fentanyl and Morphine but

only Percocet dulls the pain down a little for a short time.

I am in a deep depression and have lost hope for any " normal " life.

I live alone and don't leave my house anymore because of this pain.

No-one visits me or talks to me anymore. I am on disability and

there is no " free " help of any kind in my community. I am so tired

of hearing people who don't have pain say that my depression or my

anxiety or my loneliness may be the cause of this pain. The next

statement I am waiting to hear is that it is " all in my mind " at

which point I may punch someone.

Are there other people in this group that have severe pain so long

after surgery? Thanks for listening and I appreciate your support.