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Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Sep 21 5:27pm | Replies (538)
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@colleenyoung

Hi @jano, welcome back. There have been plenty of updates in the Head & Neck Cancer group. See recent and all discussions here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/head-neck-cancer/

I think MSherfinski might appreciate your thoughts about getting the feeding tube removed and recovery post surgery in this discussion:
- Complete laryngectomy https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/complete-laryngectomy/

Jano, how’s the recovery of your taste buds and dry mouth now 2 years out? How about the neuropathy you were experiencing?

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Jano | @jano | Aug 27, 2020

Hey sorry it took so long I haven’t been on for a while. My taste buds have recovered pretty well I have about 80% of my taste. I had no surgery but did have radiation and chemo it was a slow process and frustrating one too. My neuropathy I still have on and off which includes numb toes and cold feet approximately 75% of the time. I wear socks at night. Some days good some days bad and I’ve learned to live with it. I’m thankful when I hear people having it worse than me. Next May will be five years and I’m wondering if that’s the year that you don’t have to worry about your cancer coming back?? I hope you are well and staying healthy. Thank you for listening to me

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