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Hi Robert, I am so sorry to hear about your jaw surgery that made you go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241093/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2020

I can talk and swallow though not as well as I would like and definitely not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1161406/

Discussion: Diagnosed with tongue cancer (2nd cancer): Worried about treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2024

Hey Naomi, I’m over 7 years out from stage IV throat cancer treatments! I had 35...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027159/

Discussion: Stage 1 Tongue cancer: What are the chances of recurrence?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

Wow it’s finally so nice to hear from people who have the same issues. I’m almost...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084867/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with long-term dysphagia and chronic cough?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2024

Do not give up! I had the same treatment regimen but I had a feeding peg....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/828904/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2023

I'm so glad for this post,@colleenyoung. Please thank the pharmacist who contributed information. As one who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/311309/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 20, 2020

I can feel myself turning a frightening corner--toward a negative outlook for the future. Feels like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791811/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

No cancer surgery, they said I had too much cancer. My throat shut down due to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789676/

Discussion: SCC HPV+ on right tonsil and nodes treatment plan.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2022

Hi. Had squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx in mid-1970s when I was a teenager. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985280/

Discussion: Has anyone had radiation induced dysphagia?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Hello, Joe. Sorry about your diagnosis of cancer, but I will say this form of cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763804/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2022

I am so very sorry to hear you have gone through so very much. - I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282296/

Discussion: Late effect stage 4 tonsil & tongue cancer 18 years ago

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 15 8:11am

Thank you for your response. I'm not able to swallow but I will try the swallowing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816227/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hi @msherfinski, I was just thinking about you the other day. I moved your message to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/314374/

Discussion: Complete laryngectomy

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2020

My dear husband went thru chemo and radiation and finished about 20 months ago. His pharyngeal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174937/

Discussion: 20 weeks Post Treatment What to Eat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 17, 2024

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933677/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2023

After surviving esophageal cancer & surgery to remove and all the things regarding it...................... I now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877526/

Discussion: Black Tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

@karlm, you wrote elsewhere that your husband "completed chemo radiation for throat cancer in December 2021....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832686/

Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

I was diagnosed with HPV16 tongue cancer in November 2021. I've just started treatments and feel...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816886/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

Hi @hei Have any of the medical staff suggested a feeding tube? I was terrified about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/737876/

Discussion: Radiation side effects causing my father to want to stop treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2022

Hello kth. I had radiation for cancer of the Pyriform Sinus, which is located down by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071344/

Discussion: Seeking advice for eating challenges

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2024

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