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@omaest I have not crossed the feeding tube threshold at this point, so I’m still eating...

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Discussion: What are the lifestyle changes with permanent G-Tube?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 15 2:19pm

Try Pinterest, too. Invest in a stick blender. I found a lot of cream soup recipes...

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Discussion: What foods worked best during chemo & radiation for throat cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4 5:22pm

To this day since I have finished treatment in November I can't find ways to eat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854377/

Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

I completed radiation in early September and I have very dry mouth, especially at night. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782289/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2022

They are aware. He had TORs surgery Jan 26 and had not been able to swallow...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100765/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

I had cancer of the larynx back in 2010 , I had 30 radiotherapy treatments that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009795/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2024

@cskippy hey Connie, I’m 9 years post treatments but I went through what you’re going through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1470408/

Discussion: Nerve damage effecting tongue, muscle, swallowing.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

My husband just started swallowing therapy again after finishing radiation. He can't swallow at all. And...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106272/

Discussion: When do you start getting energy after radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2024

@jasonallen , hang in there my friend! It took me nearly a year before I could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292536/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Thank you Mojo! He is weaning himself off the hydromorphone and a phone call into our...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319248/

Discussion: Extremely tired 6 weeks after finishing treatments chemo and radiatin

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 3, 2025

Hello. I assume this message is being read by the Comunity director or Patient Mentors. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174529/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2020

I just completed 35 radiation Treatments, with 6 chemotherapy enhancements. I still have razor blade throat...

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Discussion: Throat Pain Help

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2025

He must and will prove the doctor wrong. Most of us had swallowing issues. If he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910265/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2023

Haha. I am almost at the end of week 3. Tomorrow is Friday. The reason for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1230841/

Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2025

@woodsy1, Im glad your taste buds are coming back. My side effects happened approximately a month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1591365/

Discussion: Follow-up PET Scan shows something

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 5 12:28pm

@vickimartin you will need help for the first two weeks after leaving hospital. Likely you will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1581601/

Discussion: What is your quality of life after a partial maxillectomy?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 23 8:01pm

I could have written your problem. I am in the exact same place. Throat cancer survivor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1402383/

Discussion: Tube feeding issues causing reflux

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2025

My larynx surgery and radiation (35) was 20 years ago. Over the last 3 years I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355674/

Discussion: What Are You're Experiences With Phlegm?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Not being able to swallow near the end of radiation and for days after is common...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100743/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

Need something to cut film of foamy mucous in throat.My husband had TORS surgery for throat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1037871/

Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21, 2024

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