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You can ask the radiation oncologist for a prescription for Magic Mouthwash which is mixed up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/740531/

Discussion: Radiation side effects causing my father to want to stop treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2022

It was squamous cell carcinoma. HPV 16+. One of his big issues besides not being able...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032951/

Discussion: Does acupuncture help saliva glands damaged from radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Well tonight will be my 4th dose of Flonase and Claritin and about 8-9 sinus flushes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1366506/

Discussion: Always something!

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 8 1:51pm

Thank you so much for sharing your story and the week by week details. Yes, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1214915/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed and scared: How did you cope?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 17 11:22am

I believe most people who experienced SCC in the HAead and Neck regioned who has radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1213254/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 8:33am

I had Stage 4 esophageal cancer & lost 1/3 of it to the cancer so my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709039/

Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2022

Over 2 months after TORs surgery for throat cancer my husband has made almost no progress...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1042428/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 29, 2024

Hello My dad was diagnosed with throat cancer last August. He went through 35 rounds radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803082/

Discussion: HPV Throat Cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 28, 2023

I am 6 yrs, as of 23 March 2017, out from HPV p16 H&N cancer from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835651/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2023

Dear Al Gil, After three Swallow Studies, a year of doing tongue/throat exercises, and much patience,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349266/

Discussion: Do I Dare Ask?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 16 5:48am

This is so good to hear. I'm one year out and just now starting to have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1350259/

Discussion: Do I Dare Ask?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17 10:53am

I had no choice on the feeding tube - I had to have the feeding tube...

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Discussion: How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

Thank you for your comments. We were told by one therapist that if he didn't swallow...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044789/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2024

There is a device called a Therabite that slowly and gently forces the jaw open. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1119043/

Discussion: Nerve damage and unable to open mouth much. Stiff jaw.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2024

I start treatment on 3/13. My simulation is scheduled for 2/28 and I'll know more details...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816359/

Discussion: Questions about de-escalation radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

My speech is slurred and it is still difficult to swallow most foods after being 6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788416/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2022

I'm 16 months after 30 radiation and 3 chemo sessions for tonsil cancer. My taste is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1377447/

Discussion: Head and neck cancer: Saliva production still low after treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 23 11:59am

My husband has just started radiation for SCC of the tonsils, throat an tongue. That wa...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066738/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2024

My chemo and radiation for nasopharyngeal cancer was 2013. 2022 I’ve got Osteoradioncrosis. After effect of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1051308/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Second day of rad/chemo included a swallow test to check for possibility of aspiration and to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898225/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

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