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I can concur with your journey post radiation. Two years out seems to be the benchmark...

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Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 16, 2023

hi @kecm, i hope it is no more than inflammation when you find out the results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128844/

Discussion: Anyone had neck dissection surgery? What are your tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 22 2:52pm

Good morning, @mimiparris. You’ve certainly had quite an experience already with your jaw cancer and subsequent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014206/

Discussion: Should I get a bridge to replace teeth from removed jaw?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 8:35am

Hey @kkd I'm going to be on these chemotherapy pills for awhile, so it's really not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947252/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2023

If I suggest to you my throat pain did not subside for almost two years, would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657760/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2021

To all of you who have suffered with esophageal cancer my heart goes out to you....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241076/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2019

I had 9 sessions of acupuncture to help with my saliva glands and saliva output. Although...

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Discussion: Does acupuncture help saliva glands damaged from radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 2:48pm

Hi Andy, I am all too familiar with breathing and swallowing causing pain, and myriad other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085664/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 12 2:29pm

Under went 7 weeks of chemo once a week and 7 weeks of proton radiation for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/218549/

Discussion: squamous cell in throat

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2019

Hi Badfish, I had this procedure about 14 months ago. I think the answer to your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953607/

Discussion: Partial Glossectomy with free flap rebuild of tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

Greetings to All, it’s been a while since I have been here… First and foremost I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815846/

Discussion: Squamous cell throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hi Suzannekay, Indeed, you are not alone, none of us are, though it can be hard...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084970/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with long-term dysphagia and chronic cough?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11 12:42pm

It seems that your shoes would be very hard to fill. I'm glad you have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/181854/

Discussion: Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 1, 2019

Hi, just to chime in with some info. I am now 3 years and few months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867546/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2023

I'm so very sorry that you and your boyfriend are going through this. It seems as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784293/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2022

Hello @frankbc - My name is Cindy Bond and Colleen Young tagged me on your last...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/326085/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2020

William, Wow, there are no words to express how the comfort your reply (my first on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848538/

Discussion: Test for HPV and cryoablation for tonsils

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

I had just recovered from my mastectomies and was pulling myself back together when my husband...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/232724/

Discussion: Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Dec 8, 2018

My husband had tonsil cancer, 35 radiations and three chemo’s. It’s been nine months and he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172999/

Discussion: 20 weeks Post Treatment What to Eat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 13 4:29pm

Hello Thank you for your quick response. My husband is overseas in a Scottish cancer hospital....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875339/

Discussion: HPV tonsil, throat cancer spread to lymph node chains & clumped

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2023

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