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My wife has worked through the post-radiation throat symptoms with periodic pre-meal Magic Mouthwash swishes and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1262446/

Discussion: Throat Pain Help

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2025

Hello @jgraz17. That is what Connect is all about, supporting others and offering a safe place...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1251587/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 6, 2025

I don’t know the answer to that question other than to say I believe it is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228139/

Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2025

Your brother is a very strong man. I completed treatments on Jan 10, 2025 and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219338/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 22, 2025

Thank you for relating your swallowing experience. Much appreciated. Do your comments regarding pain when swallowing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1213256/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2025

Thank you very much for your kind wishes. I am done with treatments now but experiencing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211601/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 14, 2025

@cmickelson15, such wise advice to attach a new behavior to an existing habit, like doing swallowing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1185180/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2024

Yes thin liquids are more challenging for me than the foods I eat. I also find...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180686/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2024

Hi y’all, Holy Moly, I’m only 6 months post 35 radiation treatments and 6 chemotherapy. Doing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180650/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2024

I will be 2 years post treatment in April 2025 from head and neck cancer. It’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180085/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

John, Sorry to read about your health problems. My wife had a radical neck dissection and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179338/

Discussion: 20 weeks Post Treatment What to Eat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 24, 2024

I am 71, and 18 years out of nasopharyngeal carcinoma IV. Was ok after radiation and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178595/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 23, 2024

Hello @mytime62. We are about the same age...I am a 65-year-old woman. It took over one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1160242/

Discussion: Diagnosed with tongue cancer (2nd cancer): Worried about treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2024

Hi everyone. Thank you for the feedback and best wishes to all of you. I've learned...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158757/

Discussion: Long Term Head and Neck Cancer radiation side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2024

My husband had the same thing about two years ago. They inserted a tube to drain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153354/

Discussion: 54 year old male have questions about HPV cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2024

Hello @pherlocher and welcome to the Head and Neck group. I myself had a bit of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113947/

Discussion: Looking for help with radiation fibrosis; Tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

I used an immersion blender on my food. The further you progress, the less smooth (ie...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109517/

Discussion: Post TORS when will I be able to eat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 21, 2024

My husband is just over one year out from his last radiation for pharyngeal cancer. His...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1108834/

Discussion: Roof of mouth still severely irritated 4 weeks post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2024

Re swollowing: I'm not sure if it was due to the surgery or radiation (but probably...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106045/

Discussion: When do you start getting energy after radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2024

When I take my pills for a couple of the ones that always seem to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093376/

Discussion: Post Treatment Questions: low RBC and dealing with throat pain

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2024

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