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I had TORS surgery April 2023 to remove base of tongue tumor ( negative margins during...

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Discussion: RT alone or TORS then some RT?

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Posted: Jun 25, 2024

Just so you are aware, after the course of radiation treatments is done, you can expect...

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

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Posted: Feb 17, 2024

I finished in July 2023 as well like Chris. I could hardly eat anything after my...

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Discussion: 20 weeks Post Treatment What to Eat?

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Posted: Dec 6, 2024

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

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Discussion: Just starting out on this journey…

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Posted: Oct 27, 2022

I had similar damage from radiation. My treatments completed May 5th, 2023. At my 1st follow-up...

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Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

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Posted: Jan 15, 2024

Hi hnc67, When the doctors give you a time frame on recovery, you should ask them...

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

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Posted: Jun 21, 2022

Hello anybody10. I hope and pray you are doing well. To be blunt the oncologists (both...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

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Posted: Mar 12, 2023

Hello @abes1068. My photon radiation was 70 Gy centered at parotid salivary gland, facial nerve area...

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Discussion: Start RT soon: What side effects can I expect?

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Posted: Aug 10, 2024

Hello @brad78 . I had SCC in an ear, temporal bone resection, paraotidectomy, neck dissection almost...

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Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

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Posted: Mar 5, 2024

It is amazing to see that other cancer patients have same symptoms. I am still getting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174639/

Discussion: 9 days after end of treatment, mouth and throat questions

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Posted: Nov 16, 2024

I am 13 months post treatment. I think you are doing great. I started out pretty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174305/

Discussion: 9 days after end of treatment, mouth and throat questions

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Posted: Nov 16, 2024

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?

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Posted: May 13, 2024

Hi Jersey3422. You have been bombarded with chemo and radiation so your immune system has been...

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Discussion: Anyone have a severe earache and sore throat weeks after chemo and ra?

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Posted: Jun 11, 2023

I have tongue cancer. After chemo it shrunk considerably. But I also had quite a bit...

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

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Posted: Nov 2, 2024

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?

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Posted: Sep 29, 2022

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?

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Posted: Aug 3, 2023

Hi Jon @zeip8288 and welcome to this Head and Neck group. Your story strikes a chord...

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

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Posted: Dec 9, 2023

You have had a tough battle and it isn't over yet, but from here each day...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783908/

Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

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Posted: Dec 12, 2022

@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

Are you having photon (X-ray) radiation? Or is 30 the total dosage? Reason I ask is...

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Discussion: 30 gy radiation side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2024

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