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My ENT told me by the results of the Barium swallow test I took, I will...

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Discussion: Has anyone experienced a tonsillectomy and soft palate reconstruction?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 10:19pm

@phyllisg, I moved your question about regaining the ability to swallow to this existing discussion: -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091378/

Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

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Posted: Jun 21, 2024

"@nlovejoy Yes, I had the ugly coughing up phlegm. I had the jtube for several months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1266969/

Discussion: Healing process after throat cancer treatments: What to expect?

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Posted: Mar 26 5:39am

Hey Matt, You might also be interested in this discussion: - Are there ways to help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008556/

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

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Posted: Feb 2, 2024

Dr. said it needs time to heal. He has not eaten yet, only sips of water....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/907228/

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

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Posted: Aug 3, 2023

Hi @lilyann, try staying with foods you can swallow for now. Healing will take months to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922863/

Discussion: Swallowing liquids after throat surgery and lymph node dissection

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Posted: Sep 2, 2023

Is anyone experiencing osteoradionecrosis (ORN)?ENT surgeon found exposed bone and infection within clivus. Another debridgement surgery...

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Discussion: Is anyone experiencing osteoradionecrosis (ORN)?

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Posted: May 25, 2024

I had that kind of pain after throat surgery. They gave me steroid shots to reduce...

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Discussion: Swallowing feels like razor blades

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Posted: Feb 5 8:35am

Are you still able to swallow and speak after your surgery?

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Discussion: New Here: Just had surgery for mouth and neck (lymph) cancer

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Posted: Sep 14, 2022

Kimi, What I found works for me; hot water mouth rinse, swallow hot water and hack...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263208/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 8:03am

@rakga, if you haven't seen them already, you may be interested in these related discussions: -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035830/

Discussion: Diagnosed with SCC on base of tongue

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Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Speech and swallow folks in an oncology context maybe, but my suggestion was before reading the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854444/

Discussion: Are there ways to help me swallow better?

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Posted: May 4, 2023

Hello @keith123 I am not aware of scar tissue removal but have heard of people having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241074/

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

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Posted: Jan 23, 2019

I had the red flap surgery January 3 2023. 12 hour surgery. Gruesome but it worked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974534/

Discussion: Is anyone experiencing osteoradionecrosis (ORN)?

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Posted: Dec 3, 2023

My question as well - can you still speak and swallow? Did the surgeon have to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/750396/

Discussion: New Here: Just had surgery for mouth and neck (lymph) cancer

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Posted: Sep 16, 2022

Hi Andy the an I haven’t been able to swallow in 9 months again. This time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085496/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2024

Was your diagnosis Squamous Cell Carcinoma? Did you require a feeding tube or were you able...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035688/

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

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Posted: Mar 18, 2024

My husband had extensive throat surgery in late January. He had the same problem. We got...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1069958/

Discussion: Excessive mucous after throat cancer treatment: How did you cope?

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Posted: May 18, 2024

He has not been able to swallow since the surgery. Hoping that as radiation side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104426/

Discussion: When do you start getting energy after radiation?

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Posted: Jul 12, 2024

He just tried it by chance and it is very effective. He will never be able...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176842/

Discussion: Saliva and dry mouth: Head and neck cancer and treatments

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Posted: Jan 12, 2018