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I am 6 months post radiation. 35 sessions and 3 cisplatin 100mg treatments. I only did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/827744/

Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2023

This is a recap of prep for and the first day of Chemo & Radiation. 12...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897728/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Radiation treatment to the neck will usually be tolerated in the initial first few weeks. But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814579/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2023

Hi @brad78 I posted a discussion about side effects of radiation a while back. here is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027386/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 11:17am

Of course go to the Mayo Clinic for another opinion. They are one of the top...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876390/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

I had a j tube put in before treatment (chemo, radiation plus chemo, then surgery) because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1045151/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 8:52am

They never told me how much radiation I got through my 30 x proton sessions after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1119053/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 6 5:10pm

Jim, I am so sorry about your sister. It is tough to see someone so close...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176496/

Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2017

Hi, I was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma of the Larynx in 2019. I had treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863329/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2023

Hi Doug, I worked with a speech pathologist who forced me to bring food to the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950389/

Discussion: Following tongue resection, I have no appetite. Is this normal?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2023

Thank you all for your responses so far! We just returned home from radiation #15 out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029888/

Discussion: Diagnosed with SCC on base of tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 10:33am

Ditto @roblem thyroid issues. I had one wing bruised resulting in hyper, then hypo, and finally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120077/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 8 11:44am

Hello Rakga, I had very similar treatments in 2022. My red blood cell count took over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084923/

Discussion: Post Treatment Questions: low RBC and dealing with throat pain

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11 11:29am

In October 2022, I was diagnosed with HPV throat cancer I had a tumor growth the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979455/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2023

Hello. I am 10 years from SCC in my external ear canal, with metastatic disease now....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/794274/

Discussion: Lymph node dissection

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 9, 2023

That's a great question. I was curious about that myself when I first started using a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/166472/

Discussion: Feeding tube removal

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 4, 2017

Finished 35 Radiation and two months chemo Aug 2022 for HPV related CA on tonsils. Lost...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866791/

Discussion: How to gain weight after H&N Cancer treatment ends?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2023

My 67 year old husband was diagnosed with stage 2 tonsil cancer in August, 2022. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986746/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2023

Hello @valx , so sorry this is happening to you both. Cancer diagnosis and treatment plus...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875862/

Discussion: HPV tonsil, throat cancer spread to lymph node chains & clumped

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

My sister, 68, had squamous cell carcinoma, stage 4 on the left side of her tongue....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956207/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

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