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Excellent, @mimiparris! I actually meant to ask about a referral to a prosthodontist in my reply...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014282/

Discussion: Should I get a bridge to replace teeth from removed jaw?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2024

I will soon be 75 years old, at the end of normal life expectancy for a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/894524/

Discussion: How do you care for teeth and dental health after H&N cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2023

@inkbkod7b I really feel for you. Trismus has been a big problem for me since 2014...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789418/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2022

There are many protein drinks to choose from but you should try to find one that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174557/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2020

That is correct, Tom, it was very rough. My dad went through very big spine surgery...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945388/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

@lummy I was getting aspiration pneumonia like it seemed for the last 2yrs. since my tongue...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523380/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 3:09pm

Hi @ltecato I was getting aspiration pneumonia too like it seemed for the last 2yrs. and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1513763/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with dysphagia? What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 3:15pm

Hi William Olsen and others, I’m a retired family doc who had chemoradiation for SCC of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1396046/

Discussion: Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

@cskippy My cancer was tonsil cancer 20 years ago and over the years I have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1465012/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

It sounds like you are eating better than I at eight months. For me tastes had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1331707/

Discussion: I am now post 8 months from my radiation treatment for throat cancer.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2025

Hello! It sounds like you’re making some really thoughtful changes, and I can see the determination...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172086/

Discussion: Xylitol, nutrition and dental care

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

@bdpp Life has this sneaky way of making us sit up and take notice of things....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/232994/

Discussion: Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Aug 13, 2019

@hrhwilliam Thank you for quick response. I am taking 75mcg levothyroxine a day. Started it about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1495139/

Discussion: Anyone experience muscle/joint fatigue years after H&N cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 31 3:10pm

@hilsy What a dilemma for your mother. Sounds as if the teeth have to come out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/315062/

Discussion: 90 year old mom to have teeth removed - 6 years post oral cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2020

I want to say I have had all of those issues and thought I could live...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1387080/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2025

Hi Sue, my surgery was May 23. Had a trach and tube feed in nose. Was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1095444/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2024

Fair enough. After photon radiation to the throat for my SSC, within a very few years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1357963/

Discussion: Can anyone share their experience with Mandible reconstruction?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

It took about two years for the leg issues to subside. Phantom pains were the worse....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1333218/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2025

The remaining teeth came out with the mandible section which was removed. It would be excellent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965035/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2023

It has been 14 1/2 years since my Proton radiation for salivary gland cancer. I underwent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1387332/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2025