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@mikeswen Hello, I totally agree with you. my journey is be like a rollercoaster, after chemo...

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Discussion: Navigating my way through throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 2:27pm

I’m over 9 years post radiation and chemotherapy. I still deal with phlegm and dry mouth,...

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Discussion: How to deal with nausea, eating and phlegm?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 8:28am

@lizzyj58 He was using lidocaine mouthwash during treatment but has stopped using it. Using Biotene mouthwash...

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Discussion: Post treatment for SCC tongue cancer following 7 weeks radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 8:51pm

@sharooni Sounds like you are doing everything you can to support your husband in his recovery....

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Discussion: Post treatment for SCC tongue cancer following 7 weeks radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 8:46am

I am 6 yrs, as of 23 March 2017, out from HPV p16 H&N cancer from...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2023

I am 100% on a PEG tube now for nutrition and hydration as a result of...

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Discussion: Feeding tube patients: What's your experience?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

I start treatment on 3/13. My simulation is scheduled for 2/28 and I'll know more details...

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Discussion: Questions about de-escalation radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

My speech is slurred and it is still difficult to swallow most foods after being 6...

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Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2022

@kamrin I had TORS surgery for base of tongue SCC. The first few days after surgery...

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Discussion: Post TORS when will I be able to eat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 18, 2025

There is a device called a Therabite that slowly and gently forces the jaw open. The...

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Discussion: Nerve damage and unable to open mouth much. Stiff jaw.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2024

Thank you for your comments. We were told by one therapist that if he didn't swallow...

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Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2024

I had no choice on the feeding tube - I had to have the feeding tube...

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Discussion: How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

@nlovejoy Hi, I had esophageal cancer which was treated with chemo and radiation. I also had...

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Discussion: Healing process after throat cancer treatments: What to expect?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 25, 2025

My husband has just started radiation for SCC of the tonsils, throat an tongue. That wa...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066738/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2024

Second day of rad/chemo included a swallow test to check for possibility of aspiration and to...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

My chemo and radiation for nasopharyngeal cancer was 2013. 2022 I’ve got Osteoradioncrosis. After effect of...

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Discussion: Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

My husband's was also HPV. I wish we had talked to radiologist first but we were...

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Discussion: New cancer 2 months after TORS Surgery chemo+radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

We are still trying to get there. He ended up in ER Wed. they did tests....

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Discussion: Tracheotomy after Larynx cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 2022

I have , seven months after my radiation ended , my neck is stiff and has...

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Discussion: Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2020

Good morning, I so glad that xylimelts help :) First I want to apologize to you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466954/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

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