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Well guys, I've finally found my "lost hair soul mates" I'm a woman and I had...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2023

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2022

I had the Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap surgery done last year in 2023. It...

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Discussion: Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2024

Hello @ally3. After reading your question, I had to search my memory banks for the products...

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

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Posted: Nov 5, 2023

Cost of surgery would depend on not only where the surgery is performed but the extent...

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Discussion: Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 14, 2023

Hi Maureen, Thank you for bringing this RT side effect to the table. I am one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176832/

Discussion: Saliva and dry mouth: Head and neck cancer and treatments

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Posted: Dec 6, 2017

Hi Meadow. I’m mom of a 25 year old guy who was diagnosed with ameloblastoma almost...

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Discussion: Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult

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Posted: Feb 4 10:26pm

Thank you for bringing these discussions together. I was having trouble finding much on this topic...

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Discussion: Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2022

Hi @naznaz, "forcing" yourself to do something doesn't sound like a healthy approach to me. I...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2023

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

Hi @cris2. Just popping into the conversation to give a little assistance with your husband’s denture...

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Discussion: Did you lose your hair with chemo and radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2024

At the end of October 2022, I was diagnosed with HPV tongue and throat cancer. I...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

Hi Lilyann I was diagnosed with T4 N1 nasopharyngeal cancer in 2006, and have to say...

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Discussion: What’s left after "cured" of nasopharyngeal cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2024

Hello. My husband is just finishing 33 radiation treatments to his neck for squamous cell carcinoma....

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

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Posted: Apr 29, 2023

I’m 6.5 years out and still suffering from dry mouth, mucus, speech issues and eating difficulties....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860244/

Discussion: Phlegm and Saliva filling in the mouth after tongue sarcoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2023

Hello @gtokaren and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I’m sure this lesion in your mouth was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797080/

Discussion: Going for biopsy in 9 days - need help for post diagnosis

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2023

Hi, I believe they were removed from each side of my body because I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792283/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

Hello coquest23, I cared for my former partner who had osteogenic sarcoma of the right maxillary...

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Discussion: What is your quality of life after a partial maxillectomy?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Fibula Free Flap, my favorite! Been there, done that. Your worries about standing, walking, exercising were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1229475/

Discussion: Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 4 3:06pm

The recovery takes longer than you may think. Some issues never recover so we just learn...

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Discussion: Head & neck radiation side effects continue, especially swelling

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2022