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Welcome, @jeghotsheet. Your experiences will be helpful, especially to newly diagnosed members. You may wish to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1288487/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Hi, I also keep close to my dentist. I am doing everything he tells me and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174452/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2018

Dear denisebrown67, I am sorry to read of your suffering. Although my cancer was discovered in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/330401/

Discussion: How I was diagnosed with Parotid Gland Cancer (High-grade NETs)

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Feb 16, 2021

I am sorry you are having difficulty eating due to scar tissue. I can hardly open...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241112/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2020

Hi Lilyann When it comes to teeth/oral - my oncologist works with the dental team in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165263/

Discussion: What’s left after "cured" of nasopharyngeal cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2024

I'm willing to bet that no insurance will cover the hyperbaric chambers. Because of the cost....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/894407/

Discussion: How do you care for teeth and dental health after H&N cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2023

Oh how I wish health insurance would cover the dental issues following radiation in the head...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130679/

Discussion: Dental issues after radiation for tonsil cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2024

You definitely need someone to take you to treatment, you will most likely be on pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294946/

Discussion: What is the survival rate for 65 yr Male w/ squamous cell carcinoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2025

Hi @thelisamarie, you are certainly not alone in having to figure out how to deal with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174475/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 5, 2019

@dakotapat and @kkelly1023 I'd appreciate it if you would talk more about your experience with dental...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174558/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Hi, I also have those doctors. I have been touching base with them. I should send...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035987/

Discussion: Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Thanks William, I have not had any response to questions about the jawbone or been referred...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/853133/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2023

Yes I had three posts installed to support a prosthetic set of four teeth in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036172/

Discussion: Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

I still get some dry food stuck in my throat, and it’s been almost 11months ....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915427/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

Hi Mike As William suggested - have your dental surgeon connect with your oncologist as to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1170088/

Discussion: Dentures plus implants after radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2024

My feeding tube came out no problem. Then after a few days I started to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487169/

Discussion: Post tonsil cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 20 9:29am

I didn’t know that i was going to have teeth and ear problems. What next? My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245611/

Discussion: How long after radiation would you see teeth issues?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2025

How many teeth did you have remove? Not sure if my lower molars can be removed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355433/

Discussion: Dentures plus implants after radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

garee14, I do that when I have brushed my teeth and hit my gums with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1262347/

Discussion: Mouth issues (blisters and gum swelling) years after radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2025

My husband is experiencing the dry mouth as well L parotidectomy, stage 4 which was 6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1271816/

Discussion: Has anyone been diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in a minor gland?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2025