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Hi Robert, I am so sorry to hear about your jaw surgery that made you go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241093/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2020

No cancer surgery, they said I had too much cancer. My throat shut down due to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789676/

Discussion: SCC HPV+ on right tonsil and nodes treatment plan.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2022

I can feel myself turning a frightening corner--toward a negative outlook for the future. Feels like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791811/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

Hey Naomi, I’m over 7 years out from stage IV throat cancer treatments! I had 35...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027159/

Discussion: Stage 1 Tongue cancer: What are the chances of recurrence?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 7:25am

I'm so glad for this post,@colleenyoung. Please thank the pharmacist who contributed information. As one who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/311309/

Discussion: Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 20, 2020

Do not give up! I had the same treatment regimen but I had a feeding peg....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/828904/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2023

Hi. Had squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx in mid-1970s when I was a teenager. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985280/

Discussion: Has anyone had radiation induced dysphagia?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Hello, Joe. Sorry about your diagnosis of cancer, but I will say this form of cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763804/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2022

Hello, I too experienced the horrible coughing jags during my treatments. One day while in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072544/

Discussion: Horrible coughing fits

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 22 5:59am

Thank you for your response. I'm not able to swallow but I will try the swallowing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816227/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hi @msherfinski, I was just thinking about you the other day. I moved your message to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/314374/

Discussion: Complete laryngectomy

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2020

In April & May of 2022 I thought I had a swollen Lymph node so I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782210/

Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Hi Mark, I don't have your problem, but my sister-in-law does, and it has been 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872453/

Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

I was diagnosed with HPV16 tongue cancer in November 2021. I've just started treatments and feel...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816886/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

Hi @hei Have any of the medical staff suggested a feeding tube? I was terrified about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/737876/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2022

@karlm, you wrote elsewhere that your husband "completed chemo radiation for throat cancer in December 2021....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832686/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

After surviving esophageal cancer & surgery to remove and all the things regarding it...................... I now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877526/

Discussion: Black Tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

I have a similar story. My last radiation and chemo treatments were on August, 2022. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933677/

Discussion: How long before my taste buds recover after H&N treatments?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2023

To anyone reading this please consider all of your options. I, because of my husband have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823765/

Discussion: SCC HPV+ on right tonsil and nodes treatment plan.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

I had radio iodine treatment after thyroid cancer in 2012. I still suffer side effects of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876687/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023