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@bonepool I had radiation and chemo about 18 mo ago for tonsil cancer. I received swallowing...

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

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Posted: Feb 1 11:15am

@dragonfire Hello. I had the same HPV cancer and treatment that you have. Mine was a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525260/

Discussion: Your tips for recovery after 35 radiation treatments for tonsil cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 12 10:30am

Thanks for these. Did Steve have difficulty swallowing after week 4? Or did you just think...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1474562/

Discussion: What foods worked best during chemo & radiation for throat cancer?

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Posted: Jan 4 4:37pm

I made tapioca pudding in my slow cooker/crockpot. I found the recipes on Pinterest. Sometimes I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1467026/

Discussion: What foods worked best during chemo & radiation for throat cancer?

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Posted: Dec 24, 2025

I've never heard of the red light therapy for radiation damage to the throat. 20 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1465030/

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

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Posted: Dec 21, 2025

@cskippy My cancer was tonsil cancer 20 years ago and over the years I have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1465012/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Dec 21, 2025

@skippy. Here is a link to a few articles concerning how the red-light therapy helps heal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1463691/

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

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Posted: Dec 19, 2025

@stephin001 sorry for not getting back sooner a lot going on. Yes I have try Electrical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1461791/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Dec 15, 2025

I have completed surgery and treatment for tonsil and throat cancer. Post surgery I had 33...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1454653/

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

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Posted: Dec 6, 2025

@ewilde My husband had the tonsil with the tumor removed but cancer spread to adjacent lymph...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1450950/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Dec 1, 2025

Hi @roblem, I had T2N1M0 back in 2021... in 2023 I started to have issues due...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1446802/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Nov 25, 2025

Hello Eric I read your response and even if it was not for me I felt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1444943/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Nov 22, 2025

@zenren14 You are right about the exercises. Once my swallowing, eating, and speaking were good I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1431377/

Discussion: Free flap surgery (release surgery) after partial glossectomy

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Posted: Nov 5, 2025

@harleytiger From what I have read and what I experienced the peak of pain/symptoms was about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1406935/

Discussion: HPV Tonsil cancer: I'm very nervous about chemo and radiation

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Posted: Oct 2, 2025

@disac DO NOT STOP SWALLOWING. ONCE LOST IS A NIGHTMARE TO GET BACK. DO THE SWLLOW...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1405925/

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

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Posted: Oct 1, 2025

@jcl2018 Hear you ... I was treated for nasopharyngeal cancer in 2006, and in 2020 I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1403498/

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

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Posted: Sep 28, 2025

Hi if having to blend your food - how do you handle eating out in public?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1396601/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Sep 19, 2025

Hi William So true with your post on speech !! I just had my 3rd of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1395241/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Hi @cskippy Welcome to the Head and Neck group here at Connect. In my personal experience...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1393856/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

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Posted: Sep 15, 2025

Hi @cskippy I a. 1 year out of treatment for mouth C. The radiation affected my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1393853/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2025

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