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Hi everyone, I am a 50 yo female (Arizona) who has lived with oral cancer for...

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

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Posted: Mar 5 4:54pm

I had hyperbaric oxygen treatment c. 1979 in San Antonio at a military facility (Brooke Army)...

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Discussion: Fistula after total laryngectomy: What helped you?

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Posted: May 21 7:16pm

So as for me I continued with my pain management regimen for a few months post...

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Discussion: Three months post treatment with Ongoing Mouth Pain

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Posted: Aug 16 9:09am

Hey Mark, I’m 6.5 years out from treatments. As for saliva, I have none and appears...

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Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

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Posted: May 4, 2023

Hello, So yes that’s common and I too suffered from both issues and yet still at...

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Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

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Posted: Mar 23, 2024

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 jcl2018, sorry your having health issues. My wife had a radical neck dissection and adjuvant...

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Discussion: Long Term Head and Neck Cancer radiation side effects

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Posted: Oct 17, 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

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?

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Posted: Aug 14, 2023

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?

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Posted: Oct 21, 2024

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?

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Posted: Dec 27, 2022

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

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

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Posted: Dec 6, 2017

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?

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Posted: Sep 5, 2023

Hi Everyone, My name is Bobbielynn from Sunny California. A wonderful 59 year old I 've...

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

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Posted: Jan 22, 2018

That is correct. The first PET didn’t reveal anything, then I requested a referral to Mayo...

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Discussion: 3 yrs in remission H & N cancer - Experiencing ear discomfort

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Posted: Feb 17 9:12am

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?

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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

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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?

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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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

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