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Jclassey I know how frustrating it is and what you are experiencing having been there just...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1020376/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 8:40am

Like your mom, I was also diagnosed with stage 3 tongue and neck cancer. My treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766232/

Discussion: Just starting out on this journey…

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

I am a 73 year old former smoker and was diagnosed with a tumor above my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975379/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2023

lilyann here. i have just been informed that i will be getting the "pill" form of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957491/

Discussion: How long does a Chemo appointment last?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 1, 2023

Hi Sue I nasopharyngeal cancer - stage 4 - in 2006. I was on feeding tube...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113993/

Discussion: Inability to swallow timeframe: Can one relearn to swallow?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 29 11:14am

My doctors recommended one and I waited for about a week. I hated it but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/901534/

Discussion: Radiation side effects with H&N cancer. When will they ever end?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2023

Under went 7 weeks of chemo once a week and 7 weeks of proton radiation for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/218549/

Discussion: squamous cell in throat

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2019

@robolobo This treatment does knock you down both physically and mentally. Listen to your body when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145442/

Discussion: Checking in again after starting treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 22 9:33am

Hi, after the initial surgery plus 2 weeks of intense direct radiation I had slight discomfort....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792694/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 5, 2023

Greetings Sue: Thank you for your response. I am looking at all angles as to my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838987/

Discussion: Living with a trach (tracheostomy), need advice.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 7, 2023

Thank you for your response. His surgery involved taking out both tonsils as well as throat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038019/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 9:00pm

I too was diagnosed with tonsil cancer May of last year. I had 4 needle biopsies,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066962/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 13 6:55am

I remember when I was being irradiated in 1976. I was drinking a lot of Coca-Cola...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755316/

Discussion: How long before my taste buds recover after H&N treatments?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2022

Hello @stefanie, Welcome to Connect. I see you joined the beginning of March. I wish I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185750/

Discussion: Anyone Caring For Someone who Uses A Feeding Tube?

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Mar 28, 2018

@alpaca @adriennef I brought home a pancake that I didn't eat at a restaurant, and had...

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Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2017

Pain is subjective. Is this just discomfort, eye watering, or bring you to your knees pain?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004757/

Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 12:18pm

Hi Everyone, My name is Bobbielynn from Sunny California. A wonderful 59 year old I 've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174430/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 22, 2018

I was diagnosed with HPV16+ OSCC in March 2023. I had TORS robotic surgery April 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897336/

Discussion: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Any tips pre & post surgery?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Thank you so much for connecting with me and providing what sounds like some good advice....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826593/

Discussion: Missing late end radiation treatments due to uncontrollable coughing

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2023

@nbkod7b, not being able to open your mouth is horrible. The exercises they gave me to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814765/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

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