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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, 2024

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, 2024

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

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

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

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

I was diagnosed with SC tongue CA 2 .5 years ago followed by partial glossectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1281904/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

I too am so sorry to hear this. I am a 61 one year old female....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184000/

Discussion: How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2024

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

Well in now 63 turning, 64 in April. I was diagnosed in April of 2015 so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1249948/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 12:48am

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

Hi Julie, My two cents for what it's worth... 64 year old male, went thru 35...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195992/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 23, 2024

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

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898554/

Discussion: Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2023