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Hi Mark, I don't have your problem, but my sister-in-law does, and it has been 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872453/

Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

Thank you to all of you well wishers! I am about 6 weeks since last radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1246406/

Discussion: Cancer Free After Radiation and Chemo DART 2.0 Trial

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 8:11am

Hello @phylissg, Knowing nothing about your situation, I can only relate my own experience. For approximately...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104723/

Discussion: Preventing pneumonia

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2024

I went through radiation and chemo about this time last year. I had a cancer in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1055654/

Discussion: How to deal with constant stress and worry as caregiver?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

To anyone reading this please consider all of your options. I, because of my husband have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823765/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

In April & May of 2022 I thought I had a swollen Lymph node so I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782210/

Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Hello jg99t9. You and I are very similar. The radiation to my throat produced extreme pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324023/

Discussion: How do I know when I can get off my feeding tube?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10 4:04am

I had radio iodine treatment after thyroid cancer in 2012. I still suffer side effects of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876687/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

@trese5524 that is certainly a tough situation to swallow, that the drug that was suppose to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/181863/

Discussion: Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2019

I also had SCC at the base of my tongue, and was treated with chemo and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975831/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

calenbd, After 35 radiation sessions, I lost my voice for over one year. I was on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/754605/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2022

@ebautista2025 , I suffered that as well and depended on a feeding tube for nearly a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1249182/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 7:20am

Izzie, sorry to hear about all the complications you have to deal with. My husband was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/91318/

Discussion: Mouth sores, no taste and no saliva and other side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 27, 2016

Hi I am now age 83 and going very strong. I swallow many vitamins and tablets...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218720/

Discussion: Have you tried to quit smoking while undergoing treatment?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 8:14am

Just started 50 micrograms fentanyl patch as I’m about to be done with 4 mg dilaudid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1099419/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2024

So far I've had 5 stretchings since my Stage 4 esophageal surgery. They are very helpful....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/918915/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2023

Here’s something that hopefully addresses most questions .. after SCC surgery: long recovery period, feeding through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757192/

Discussion: New Here: Just had surgery for mouth and neck (lymph) cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2022

I would be interested in the answer to that as well. My husband had his esophagus...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/706504/

Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 8, 2022

I am not a doctor but this was my experience. I was diagnosed with HPV16+ OSCC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1054643/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

lilyann here. i was wondering if someone could help me as i seem to not be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922829/

Discussion: Swallowing liquids after throat surgery and lymph node dissection

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 2, 2023

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