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If your job is very talk oriented, I would talk to you surgeon about if he/she...

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Discussion: Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 4 2:07pm

Hi jgraz I am 72 yo and had nasopharyngeal cancer treatment - IV stage, with radiation...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 9:09am

At age 39, I was officially Stage IVB T2N3M0 tonsil cancer on my left side caused...

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Discussion: Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx and level 11 LN

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 12:37pm

ohhhh how painful for you. how about asking your pain team for this :Oral lidocaine, often...

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

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Feb 16 6:30pm

Razor blades is an apt description. My throat/swallowing pain got progressively worse during 6 weeks of...

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Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 3 4:54pm

Hey Virginia, I was on feeding tube for nearly a year. I could barely get small...

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Discussion: How long after radiation would you see teeth issues?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 8:17am

Your brother is a very strong man. I completed treatments on Jan 10, 2025 and I...

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Discussion: New HPV-16 back of tongue cancer diagnosis and treatment to date

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 11:25pm

I don’t know the answer to that question other than to say I believe it is...

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Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 2 10:08pm

Hello @jgraz17. That is what Connect is all about, supporting others and offering a safe place...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 8:34am

My wife has worked through the post-radiation throat symptoms with periodic pre-meal Magic Mouthwash swishes and...

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Discussion: Throat Pain Help

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 8:08am

Many of us are in that same boat. Even though we are living in the aftermath...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263180/

Discussion: Possible nerve damage from head radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 7:44am

I had tors and a neck dissection on 10/29/24. I was in the hospital for two...

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Discussion: Anyone had surgery (TORS) with no radiation or chemo after?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

I'm just a year out from surgery for tongue cancer. My swallowing is getting better. But...

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Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 22, 2024

I had Tongue and Neck Lymph node SCC HPV cancer. 58 years old. I had TORS...

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

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

I believe William Olsen remarks before me are spot on. It will take months for the...

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Discussion: Swallowing hard 7 wks after radiation: Will it get better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 8:29am

He experienced the same things. It was scary, but he listened to his treatment team and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153351/

Discussion: 54 year old male have questions about HPV cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2024

I don’t recall the specific type, but it was HPV related. He had 35 radiation treatments...

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Discussion: 54 year old male have questions about HPV cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

@evelin, I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing this last side effect of radiation for...

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Discussion: Inability to swallow timeframe: Can one relearn to swallow?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2024

@josk, Princess Margaret Cancer Center/UHN in Toronto has a fabulous Palliative Care center and team. You...

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Discussion: Looking for help with radiation fibrosis; Tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 4, 2024

I had nasopharyngeal cancer (cancer at back of nose) treatment in 2006, and diagnosed with dysphagia...

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Discussion: Anyone dealing with long-term dysphagia and chronic cough?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2024

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