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I am a 73 year old former smoker and was diagnosed with a tumor above my...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766232/

Discussion: Just starting out on this journey…

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

Hi Sue I nasopharyngeal cancer - stage 4 - in 2006. I was on feeding tube...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113993/

Discussion: Inability to swallow timeframe: Can one relearn to swallow?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

lilyann here. i have just been informed that i will be getting the "pill" form of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957491/

Discussion: How long does a Chemo appointment last?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 1, 2023

My doctors recommended one and I waited for about a week. I hated it but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/901534/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2023

Part 2. I am going to now provide my experience receiving treatments in the DART 2.0...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211585/

Discussion: New HPV-16 back of tongue cancer diagnosis and treatment to date

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 14 6:45pm

Hi @jg99t9 As William said, each case is different. For me, I was apprehensive about removing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323494/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 9 9:04am

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?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 13, 2024

Thank you for your response. His surgery involved taking out both tonsils as well as throat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038019/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21, 2024

Greetings Sue: Thank you for your response. I am looking at all angles as to my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838987/

Discussion: Living with a trach (tracheostomy), need advice.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 7, 2023

Hi, after the initial surgery plus 2 weeks of intense direct radiation I had slight discomfort....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792694/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 5, 2023

Hi @robolobo I had first read that title as "nine months" rather than nine days and...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755316/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 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

Hello @stefanie, Welcome to Connect. I see you joined the beginning of March. I wish I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185750/

Discussion: Caring For Someone who Uses A Feeding Tube

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Mar 28, 2018

Pain is subjective. Is this just discomfort, eye watering, or bring you to your knees pain?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004757/

Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 27, 2024

I was diagnosed with HPV16+ OSCC in March 2023. I had TORS robotic surgery April 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897336/

Discussion: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Any tips pre & post surgery?

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Posted: Jul 17, 2023

When I was diagnosed many many people offered up all sorts of help from logistical to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195221/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed and scared: How did you cope?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2024

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

I took cisplantin in 2018 several rounds of it.small cell carcinoma in the back of my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1208773/

Discussion: New HPV-16 back of tongue cancer diagnosis and treatment to date

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 11 6:58am

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