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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

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

To @toleolu: Navigating the Initial Hectic Phase I know exactly where you are right now. You...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1530706/

Discussion: HPV Tonsil cancer: I'm very nervous about chemo and radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 19 11:56am

Hello @jg99t9 Seven months post seems excessive but each case is different. And you are correct...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323434/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2025

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, 2025

Hi, I had stage 4 tonsil base of tongue squamous cell cancer 17 years ago. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1310350/

Discussion: Relief from Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2025

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

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

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

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1167892/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

@alpaca @adriennef I brought home a pancake that I didn't eat at a restaurant, and had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176494/

Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2017

I'm writing this early Saturday morning while getting my "breakfast" through my G-Tube. I've had the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1526556/

Discussion: What are the lifestyle changes with permanent G-Tube?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 14 8:13am

Thank you William for your suggestion . The Mays Cancer center in San Antonio where I’m...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1465516/

Discussion: Blisters in mouth & lips - treatment suggestions?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

This is a tough time during treatment @jlsdaughter. It does start to improve slowly after radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1415224/

Discussion: My mom is 80 and was diagnosed with cancer at the base of her tongue.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

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

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