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Two weeks is probably too soon to see energy returning. I finished radiation last September. As...

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Discussion: When do you start getting energy after radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Pippa, My experience started with a lump on my neck in the fall of 2022 that...

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Discussion: Tonsil cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2023

The cyst on the mandible can sometimes heal over time. As I understand it has only...

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Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 25, 2023

Greetings! I second Loli’s advice about being extra diligent about oral care. About 3 months after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174451/

Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2018

Hello all! I am so excited for this new space for head and neck cancer survivors...

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Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2017

Welcome to the group that nobody ever wants to join. Lots of great folks on here...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194744/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed and scared: How did you cope?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2024

I had tors and a neck dissection on 10/29/24. I was in the hospital for two...

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Discussion: Anyone had surgery (TORS) with no radiation or chemo after?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Hi. I have cancer in my neck and paralyzed vocal cords, so I can relate and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179931/

Discussion: Worried about my husband who had throat cancer: How to support him?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Hello @dloliver. Radiation side effects are unfortunately part of the process. However knowledge has improved in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/886053/

Discussion: Husband diagnosed with tonsil cancer: looking for tips and support

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2023

Animir, because my initial tumor was deep in my ear canal, a rare location, it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772929/

Discussion: Tonsil cancer and metastatic SCC

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2022

Welcome to the group. I just found it a week ago. I was diagnosed with hpv...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1347592/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 13 8:21pm

Hello @tomczyfe. You have had good responses from others who have had cancer similar to yours....

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Discussion: Tonsillectomy & neck lymph node removal at the sometime surgery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17 9:01am

Okay, it is going to be rough. The radiation treatment was hard especially hard for me....

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Discussion: What to expect during Chemoradiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 26 10:14pm

Hi Adrianne, My bf has head and neck squamous cell carcinoma hpv 16. He got genital...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633461/

Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2021

Hi there. I am almost 72 years old and live in Australia. I have a history...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1134230/

Discussion: Libtayo (cemiplimab) treatment for SCC...any comments?

Support Group: Melanoma & Skin Cancer

Posted: Sep 1, 2024

Hello, I had a left neck dissection in 2022 before I had TORS surgery to remove...

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Discussion: Anyone had neck dissection surgery? What are your tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

I was treated for squamous cell ca of the nasopharynx in 1976 at Wilford Hall, the...

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Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2022

I suffer from neck spasms five times a day due to radiation damage from throat cancer...

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Discussion: Best muscle cream

Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles

Posted: Sep 4, 2020

@colleenyoung thank you so much! I doubt it matters but mine was hodgkins not non-hodgkins. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/232863/

Discussion: Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 8, 2019

Hang in there @ostrengerwife! I received 35 Radiation treatments + 7 Chemo (Cisplatin) treatments for a...

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Discussion: After Effects of Radiation: Saggy skin under the chin

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 13 11:09am

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