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A little bit—that and painful swallowing are going away.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1238954/

Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2025

Initially his radiologist only gave him maalox and lidacaine to swish and gargle. Even though we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228014/

Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

Part 3 Week 4 Only 4 radiation treatments (off for Christmas) 1 cisplatin chemotherapy treatment (30);...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211586/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 14, 2025

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

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

It is March 10, 2019. My sore throat has returned with a vengeance. I am again...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241081/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2019

@fcleaner1 You can see my husband's story above posted in May of 2018. He would not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185766/

Discussion: Caring For Someone who Uses A Feeding Tube

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Jan 7, 2019

Hi @fxdwing, I’m so sorry to hear about your current health concerns. I was treated for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/218102/

Discussion: HPV Throat Cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2018

Hello @gaybinator, I attempted yesterday to respond back to your comment. Got half way through it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185746/

Discussion: Caring For Someone who Uses A Feeding Tube

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Feb 22, 2018

Hi @merryinman0811 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I moved your message to the Head & Neck...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174392/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2017

sylviapf, thank you for responding. The oncology said my husband thoat cancer is curable since it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/111837/

Discussion: Hypopharyngeal cancer: Anyone treated with proton radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 27, 2016

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