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My experience is very similar to @runner61627 with one big difference...I loved my feeding tube! I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1154910/

Discussion: 54 year old male have questions about HPV cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

Yes, I had the same situation when SCC finally showed up from a right-neck dissection being...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080023/

Discussion: Swollen cancerous lymph nodes… no tumor

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 3, 2024

Thank you so much for your comments and encouragement. That helps more than you know. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1054950/

Discussion: New cancer 2 months after TORS Surgery chemo+radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

Hi @brad78 I posted a discussion about side effects of radiation a while back. here is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027386/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

How am I doing? No change. My throat/tongue/swallowing hurt some all the time and quite a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996305/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

Hi Badfish, First I would like assure you, and please fight back any negative thoughts and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953965/

Discussion: Partial Glossectomy with free flap rebuild of tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2023

Plentiful advice here both direct and unbridled and much empathetic and loving. Take your time, breathe,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935445/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2023

Boost makes a dry powder . think Nestles quick. Same place in the store as boost....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/902175/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 25, 2023

Did you have a PEG or feeding tube after TORs Surgery? Is this necessary? Or this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895314/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2023

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

Mark, Is swallowing getting a little better? A lot of butter on the bread helps but...

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Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2023

I am sorry to hear that your husband seems to have developed further tumors. From your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865254/

Discussion: Vocal cord tumor: Anyone else?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 23, 2023

I would love to hear about @ntodd my husband could be facing this surgery..he has a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865200/

Discussion: Vocal cord tumor: Anyone else?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 23, 2023

Hello @ dc56 I agree, it’s unfortunate that we had to learn the hard way about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832549/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Thank you for your post. I am very sorry to hear about your husband. But he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831215/

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

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Posted: Mar 24, 2023

Radiation treatment to the neck will usually be tolerated in the initial first few weeks. But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814579/

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

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Posted: Feb 20, 2023

I have had my throat stretched many times, but I do not have an esophageal problem....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/805891/

Discussion: Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2023

Hi Paul, Thanks for asking. I can’t really complain, all things considered. In 2009, I’m diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792738/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 5, 2023