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Ask your Oncologist(s) for a prescription for "Magic Mouthwash". It has lidocaine in it and numbs...

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Discussion: Sore on tongue from treatments: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Hi Adrienne,, Thank you for the warm welcome. I saw two ENT’s that confirmed that with...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2018

I too am an older (78) with comorbities. Love that word. Tamoxifen, levothoxine, several blood pressure...

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Discussion: Overmedication with cancer and other conditions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2018

Pretty good overall, I think. At Mayo now about to do swallow function exam. Thank goodness...

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

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Posted: Jul 3, 2024

I had squamous cell carcinoma at the base of my tongue just below my epiglottis. It...

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Discussion: Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube): Difficulty finding a formula that works

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 9, 2024

As I mentioned I finished in November and have just started to slowly gain back. It’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033533/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

To this day since I have finished treatment in November I can't find ways to eat...

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Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

Hello - I'd like to ask how much range of motion you have now after Myofascial...

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Discussion: Myofascial Release Therapy for longterm effects of cancer treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 14 1:30pm

My husband just started swallowing therapy again after finishing radiation. He can't swallow at all. And...

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Discussion: When do you start getting energy after radiation?

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Posted: Jul 15, 2024

I had cancer of the larynx back in 2010 , I had 30 radiotherapy treatments that...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2024

Thank you Mojo! He is weaning himself off the hydromorphone and a phone call into our...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319248/

Discussion: Extremely tired 6 weeks after finishing treatments chemo and radiatin

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Posted: Jun 3 9:32am

They are aware. He had TORs surgery Jan 26 and had not been able to swallow...

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Discussion: Inability to swallow timeframe: Can one relearn to swallow?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

I completed radiation in early September and I have very dry mouth, especially at night. I...

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

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Posted: Dec 8, 2022

I just completed 35 radiation Treatments, with 6 chemotherapy enhancements. I still have razor blade throat...

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Discussion: Throat Pain Help

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 9:54am

Hello. I assume this message is being read by the Comunity director or Patient Mentors. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174529/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2020

@jasonallen , hang in there my friend! It took me nearly a year before I could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292536/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

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Posted: Apr 29 9:01am

Haha. I am almost at the end of week 3. Tomorrow is Friday. The reason for...

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Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 6 1:08pm

He must and will prove the doctor wrong. Most of us had swallowing issues. If he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910265/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2023

Not being able to swallow near the end of radiation and for days after is common...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100743/

Discussion: Inability to swallow timeframe: Can one relearn to swallow?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

Need something to cut film of foamy mucous in throat.My husband had TORS surgery for throat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1037871/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21, 2024

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