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I have the same problem. I’ve been having difficulty swallowing any food. No saliva is a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092762/

Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 23 6:43pm

I am a year out of the same treatment your husband had. Your description brings back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091608/

Discussion: Post Treatment Questions: low RBC and dealing with throat pain

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 22 8:46am

Welcome @hei. I can understand that this is difficult and that you want your father to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/737860/

Discussion: Radiation side effects causing my father to want to stop treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2022

I would also like to have suggestions on soft foods and smoothies. I have sjogrens and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708396/

Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2022

That seems about right as treatment goes, assuming surgery to remove said lump is included. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766936/

Discussion: SCC HPV+ on right tonsil and nodes treatment plan.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Hi! Thank you for your empathy. My mom is not capable of fully understanding this new...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766057/

Discussion: Just starting out on this journey…

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

Mine was mandible, I lost 10 teeth. After a prosthetic was in, my issue was with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815216/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

Hello, I am a medullary thyroid carcinoma patient...metastasis to lymph nodes and lungs. I have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813691/

Discussion: Neck Dissection Lymph Node Removal/Sampling - Yes or No?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 19, 2023

Did the surgery impact your speech and swallowing?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/749560/

Discussion: New Here: Just had surgery for mouth and neck (lymph) cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2022

What a series of terrifying experiences. So glad they found and were able to correct the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/685011/

Discussion: Bleeding Lingual Artery Aneurysm = Changes, like liquid diet and more

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2022

Very interesting and useful thread there! Thanks @alpaca aka Maureen :-) In my wife's case she...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196550/

Discussion: Overmedication with cancer and other conditions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2018

The toughest adjustment for me with no saliva glands has been swallowing food . As my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/91319/

Discussion: Mouth sores, no taste and no saliva and other side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2016

Thank you for the tips Loli!! I'd haveto go out and purchase a juicer and all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/307715/

Discussion: Laryngeal cancer (recurrence)

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2020

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/member/00-14a5e6bbf21b62b5164489/ I do not like Almond or soy milks but love tofu in my soups or...

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Discussion: Nutrition and Cancer: Getting protein in my diet

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 10, 2022

Thank you very much for your input. Is interesting how no one has mentioned the need...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174551/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2020

Hello @joemae1 You need more information from your medical team but I can reassure you that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174530/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2020

I'm sorry to read all your ongoing problems. My God what a nightmare. I will be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/845560/

Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2023

I did some research on the bumper vs. balloon feeding tube and I now think that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/272573/

Discussion: Feeding tube falls out.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2019

I finished 28 radiation treatments for vocal cord cancer. About the middle of the second week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/938139/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2023

Another surgery? I feel so bad for you that you had to be chopped up again....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910058/

Discussion: Swallowing liquids after throat surgery and lymph node dissection

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2023

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