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Hi, I never had any pain, discomfort etc. I asked for options and they gave me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792288/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

Thank you so much for reaching out to me. No he is not okay. The burns...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784048/

Discussion: Severe Radiation burns from adverse reaction to mask from treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

@tiatia11, we are all in this together, really. Please do not get anxious about having to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770978/

Discussion: Diagnosed with 5 mm tumor in pyriform sinus

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2022

I'm so sorry to hear about your experience with this awful disease. I am currently undergoing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824835/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2023

Hi everyone, This is Loli. I have not participated in a long time. I share so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174535/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2020

Hello Stephanie, Was the necrotic tissue removed, or did it heal and leave scar tissue? Were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/738982/

Discussion: Tracheotomy after Larynx cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2022

My husbands dr. Told us to stop with the silver, and to use instead a cream...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/900698/

Discussion: Anyone like to share their remedy for medication build up on neck?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2023

I had a tumor removed from base of tongue along with a little of my tongue...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944117/

Discussion: Following tongue resection, I have no appetite. Is this normal?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

I finished a 28 treatment radiation course in September. I had cancer of the vocal cords....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944586/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 9, 2023

@ellen2007, I think this may be the other discussion you are referring to (not cancer specific):...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/973500/

Discussion: Myofascial Release Therapy for longterm effects of cancer treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2023

Sounds like everything I have gone through. Thank God for mayo. No one in my area...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978500/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2023

@roblem I think you have a great suggestion here with honey. I might go a bit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1041346/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 8:34pm

Hi @rkaspet It's horrible being in that limbo before a diagnosis and a treatment plan. But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757597/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2022

So finished surgery around noon yesterday. 20 nodes on left side removed and 2 biopsies on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007770/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 10:11am

Midwiz, Same thing here. Out of nowhere the diagnosis on tongue. Kind of takes a whack...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948637/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2023

Thanks for your reply, it helps not to feel I am the only one taking this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944417/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

Hi @terryjsmithnorton and welcome. Working during radiation treatment or radiotherapy is possible but it may depend...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/900910/

Discussion: Were you able to work during cancer treatment?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2023

I had a g-tube which I used 6 times a day to input ISOSOURCE packets while...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/900868/

Discussion: Feeding tube patients: What's your experience?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2023

Hello - my name is Robin. My husband was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer last November 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1046101/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 6 5:41am

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 12:14pm

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