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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?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 14, 2023

Sorry about your friends cancer. I’m not sure if you mean she has allot of saliva...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1423555/

Discussion: Hypopharyngeal cancer -management of saliva and mucus at night

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158375/

Discussion: Long Term Head and Neck Cancer radiation side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038896/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 23, 2024

Well guys, I've finally found my "lost hair soul mates" I'm a woman and I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/907000/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2023

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

I had the Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap surgery done last year in 2023. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1160649/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2024

Hi @naznaz, "forcing" yourself to do something doesn't sound like a healthy approach to me. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/924963/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2023

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

Thank you for bringing these discussions together. I was having trouble finding much on this topic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789385/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2022

I’ve had a similar experience after radiation, and one thing I learned is that dental care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1373999/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2025

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176832/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2017

Hello Paul, I am also a survivor of tonsil cancer (Stage 4 tumor in right tonsil...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1470755/

Discussion: Post tonsil cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2025

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1238956/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2025

Hi @cris2. Just popping into the conversation to give a little assistance with your husband’s denture...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008142/

Discussion: Did you lose your hair with chemo and radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2024

At the end of October 2022, I was diagnosed with HPV tongue and throat cancer. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888570/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

@alicia17frank I’m truly sorry you’re in this situation and further sorry that you can’t get into...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1462771/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2025

I too am 100% on a PEG tube for nutrition. My tube was placed to avoid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1458763/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Having gone thru radiation, 29 treatments, and chemo, 3 infusions for hpv tonsil cancer in 2024,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379161/

Discussion: Issues with leaving home for Proton radiation -base of tongue HPV-16

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

My husband has survived 4 years post surgery and treatments. I had no problem with his...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1358550/

Discussion: Can anyone share their experience with Mandible reconstruction?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2025