I had my jaw bone sawed for access to my squamous cell tumor mass at base of tongue, to remove the tumor , 2 lymph nodes removed & half of my tongue (which is now sewn to gum line so that I cannot swallow b/c tongue cannot reach roof of my mouth. I had cysplatin chemo with radiation at same time before the surgery. My carotid artery vein was dangerously exposed & would not heal over. (I was strapped down while in medically induced coma so that I could not rip out trach or cause damage to carotid artery that u could see. Why they didn t do skin graft then , I don t know. But I keep having shooting pain up into the back of skull , literally in my skull like I been zapped like electrical shock. Could cysplatin have caused this nerve shooting pain? I also have TMJ & cannot open mouth but 1/2 way. Very difficult for all my anesthesiologist for the next 4 surgeries. Couldn t get things down my throat because anatomy compromised after 1st surgery . Awful time trying to do a 3rd feeding tube . I do not dare to have general anesthesia to skin graft now b/c every anesth had problems of me choking to death on the table. What can I do fir this shooting pain w/o surgery? I am on fentanyl 75mcg & 3 30mg morph a day & antidepressant & Xanax. What will stop this shooting nerve pain ?