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Well let me tell you that I have been in the exact same situation as you...

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Discussion: Tonsil cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2023

Nutritional supplements like Ensure Plus, Boost Plus have nutrients and additional calories. Hoping that where he...

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Discussion: How to gain weight after H&N Cancer treatment ends?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 3, 2023

Hello, I had HPV SCC in my tongue and one lymph node. I’m in remission now...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

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Posted: Jan 2, 2023

Hello @michael3319 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I see that this is your second post...

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Discussion: lump in neck

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Posted: Jan 3, 2022

Hi @blondeboss It's called Osteoradionecrosis or bone death due to radiation. I hope that isn't the...

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Discussion: My husband is 4 years out from treatment and surgery for cancer in hi

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 11 4:27pm

Hi @mytime62 and welcome to the Head and Neck group here on Connect. You can find...

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

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Posted: Oct 20, 2024

I had chemo radiation for left tonsil cancer back in 2008 and to help with the...

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Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2024

Hello and welcome Yolande73. You have presented a rather difficult situation. Let us see who has...

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Discussion: Radical Neck Dissection concerns

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Posted: May 16, 2023

Hello Jen75 and welcome to our group. I had radiation to the tonsil area rather than...

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Discussion: How long after radiation did it take to get your voice back?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 14, 2023

I went to ctca in zion Illinois.. I still have my voice box no disfigurement I...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 28, 2023

Hi thomason. I was reading your post, and you said you use red light therapy to...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

Yes I have also suffered from this I am 1 1/2 years from treatments- I didn’t...

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Discussion: Lymphedema in the neck after laryngectomy

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2021

I lost some memories that were recent things I had learned. Just prior to my cancer...

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Discussion: Radiation impact on cognitive functioning/memory

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 13 4:13pm

Thank you for bringing these discussions together. I was having trouble finding much on this topic...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2022

Hi @fwpoole I believe everything will go very well for you. Did they tell you how...

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Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

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Posted: Oct 5, 2021

Here I will address the challenges of the after effects of the SCC operations and the...

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Discussion: Squamous cell throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hi Frank, I was diagnosised with HPVp16 cancer in an unknown site on 5 Jan 2017....

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

@srm. Ugh, this Covid pandemic sure compounds issues with being able to have the assistance you...

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Discussion: Mucositis

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2021

Hi @rwdow Yes I’m p16 positive. Not a smoker and a social drinker. Or was a...

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Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2021

Something I’ve figured out is that no one prepares you for life after cancer. After surgery...

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Discussion: Bleeding Lingual Artery Aneurysm = Changes, like liquid diet and more

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2022