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Yes - I try to do about 10-15 mins daily before bedtime - concentration on my...

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Discussion: Looking for help with radiation fibrosis; Tips?

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Posted: Aug 7 11:55am

I finished 7 weeks of proton therapy and Cisplatin chemo last September. I had my 3rd...

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Discussion: HPV Throat Cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

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

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

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Posted: Apr 21, 2024

No surgery- 35 radiation treatments with 3 chemo I was told T4 - I am doing...

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

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Posted: Aug 17, 2021

@mytime62, I can imagine your hesitancy to want radiation again. Were you able to tell your...

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Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma: How did this happen?

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Posted: Oct 21, 2024

William I am now in my 3rd week of treatment chemo and radiation for OSCC base...

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

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Posted: Dec 5, 2023

Thank you for the reply. Everything that you have mentioned is about the same as I...

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Discussion: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Any tips pre & post surgery?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Hello @jdj7045. This does sound like an aggressive cancer. Mine was also, starting in my ear...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158939/

Discussion: SCC in tonsil/throat spreading: What should be next step?

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Posted: Oct 18, 2024

SCC of maxillary sinus. Maxillectomy with f/u radiation. Palatal obturator. Where is your treatment done and...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

I was told a month for every week of treatment (in terms of going back to...

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Discussion: Head & neck radiation side effects continue, especially swelling

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Posted: Jan 27, 2022

The surgery slightly rearranged my ear and hearing canal. I see an ENT after Christmas at...

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Discussion: Hearing loss after radiation treatment for head and neck cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 20, 2019

Are you finished with your treatments yet? I had Monday through Friday radiation for 35 days...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2023

I was stage 4 head and neck.. I went to cancer treatment center of America... I...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 1, 2023

I just thought of something else - I've always been prone to getting canker sores throughout...

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Discussion: Three months post treatment with Ongoing Mouth Pain

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 24 1:46pm

Thank you so much for sharing your story. Because of where the tumor is, they believe...

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Discussion: Newly diagnosed and scared: How did you cope?

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Posted: Dec 22, 2024

I'm on day 16 of 35 radiation treatments. My throat is getting a bit sore. I...

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Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 25, 2024

Well good luck, so far for me it's working out OK. One of the biggest things...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036368/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 19, 2024

I had some scar tissue after chem/radiation/major surgery for Stage 4 esophageal cancer. During my recovery,...

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

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Posted: Dec 2, 2022

I finished treatment for salivary duct recurrence. 2nd radiation of the same area after surgery. I’m...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699606/

Discussion: Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2022

I am not very techie . I have a tumor in my lung . I completed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/333654/

Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2021

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