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Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2022

@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 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

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2023

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 @contulmeuvila2218, I was getting aspiration pneumonia like it seemed for the last 2yrs. since my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1561082/

Discussion: Has anyone had a palatal obturator? Does it help?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 27 2:47pm

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2025

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2025

Thank you for this @tomschwerdt. Doctors Arce/Ettinger removed a maxillary ameloblastoma in my right sinus cavity,...

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Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2025

Hello @mavish. Welcome to our head and neck cancer gang. To your question, I have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1544476/

Discussion: Osteoradionecrosis - free flap jaw and maxilla reconstruction

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 6 10:07pm

@jadwyer I still have teeth on the right side of my upper and lower jaw and...

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Discussion: Fitting for Obtuator: What is this like? What's the process?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 26 10:45am

@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

Hello. My husband is just finishing 33 radiation treatments to his neck for squamous cell carcinoma....

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

Hi Lilyann I was diagnosed with T4 N1 nasopharyngeal cancer in 2006, and have to say...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163416/

Discussion: What’s left after "cured" of nasopharyngeal cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2024

Hi, I believe they were removed from each side of my body because I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792283/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 31 3:10pm

I’m 6.5 years out and still suffering from dry mouth, mucus, speech issues and eating difficulties....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860244/

Discussion: Phlegm and Saliva filling in the mouth after tongue sarcoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2023