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@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

@sandy8043 My husband is facing the same issue. At what point did you have to have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1412831/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2025

Glad to see you are not having that brutal radiation. May i ask what stage and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1090773/

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

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Posted: Jun 21, 2024

Hello @rllampton. After finally discovering the cause (cancerous tumor near vocal cords) of my increasing one-sided...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523633/

Discussion: Navigating my way through throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 10 4:20am

I started feeling gradually better after about three weeks post radiation completion. But then kind of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032772/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Last chemo/radiation 10/18/24. My taste came back end of march 2025. It took 4-6 weeks to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1405921/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2025

Hi srm my mom is also in same spot having pain after radiation it’s been 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/937210/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2023

Just got new results from MRI and PET scan no cancer is showing up anywhere. Does...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813686/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 19, 2023

If I had the surgery it would be at UCHEALTH, a very large facility, with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/750392/

Discussion: Anyone had neck dissection surgery? What are your tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2022

Hello Fred, From my experience and many posts on this forum it will take quite awhile...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348232/

Discussion: Tonsillectomy & neck lymph node removal at the sometime surgery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

I had SCC at the base of my tongue, and I'm a few lymph nodes 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974850/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

Hello @angschaffer, What a terrible experience your dad had with his trach change. We were taught...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1420063/

Discussion: Father struggling to get off trach s/p tongue cancer surgery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

I am 15 years cancer free of salivary gland cancer. I underwent surgery to remove my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1394567/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

@karenjf- Good morning. I had the same reaction as you did and wrote to my Radiologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174484/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2019

Hello, @sepdvm, and thank you for your kind reply. The treatment I had after surgery back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1320193/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2025

Im 76 yrs old. Active and in good health. I’m 7 yrs out from tonsil cancer....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522374/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 10:48am

@jubilta77, I had understood that you wanted to speak with a professional at Mayo Clinic, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1493589/

Discussion: Intervención quirúrgica por cáncer dé lengua: Tongue cancer surgery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 29 3:40pm

@hrhwilliam so true .. there is the dentist side looking on from a dentist perspective, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1536791/

Discussion: Dentures plus implants after radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 4:36pm

Good to hear. I'm currently on Keytruda for some lung spots after radiation and chemo for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/961657/

Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2023

Hello, My friend after a year has gone by after radiation and chemo for tongue cancer,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948918/

Discussion: Sore on tongue from treatments: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2023

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