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Hi Steve Unfortunately, I reside in Toronto - and Boston is not viable. I have an...

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Discussion: Fat grafting or Botox to relief pain & tightness after treatment?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 1 11:05am

Hi Steve ... just like you I have never heard of or aware that botox or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360897/

Discussion: Fat grafting or Botox to relief pain & tightness after treatment?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 31 3:43pm

This is pretty spot on for me too for the swallowing difficulties. I had 35 rounds...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1350618/

Discussion: Do I Dare Ask?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17 7:35pm

I was diagnosed and treated in 2008. I received 33 radiation and 6 chemo treatments. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1350057/

Discussion: Do I Dare Ask?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17 7:07am

Hi sandy8043 How often is Myofacial Release Massage is required to see or feel results? (I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323712/

Discussion: Relief from Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 9 12:44pm

During my tongue cancer surgery in October '23 they removed several lymph nodes. One of those...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323921/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 9 7:45pm

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188810/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178419/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169651/

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

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

Have you tried getting a speech/swallowing therapist for head & neck cancer?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1311984/

Discussion: Relief from Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 24 1:45pm

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1213232/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 8:29am

Again you are spot on with your treatment log describing your experience and I can attest...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1220969/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 2:26am

Praying for you to have clean PET scan!! That will be huge and I am sending...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1221182/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 9:11am

Wanted you to know that I am now 2 weeks since finishing treatments and pain/ swallowing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1221216/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 9:33am

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152882/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137888/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117810/

Discussion: Looking for help with radiation fibrosis; Tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 4, 2024

Hello @josk Salonpas only work to block pain pathways so pain associated with the fibrosis could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1059186/

Discussion: Nerve damage

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2024

I had it and went through surgery Jan 23 and radiation feb-March. I have had 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1002134/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 22, 2024

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