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Inability to swallow - timeframe
Has anyone gone 5 months without swallowing at all and still been able to relearn?
Are there ways to help me swallow better?
Hi I'm here to try and get some kind of help with my eating, since i don't make saliva it hurts for me to eat...
Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva
My 76 yr old husband had TORS surgery for SCC (HPV 16+) of the tonsils, back of throat and base of tongue in late January....
After radiation: Tracheotomy, feeding tube and hard to swallow
After radiation I cannot even take a sip of water I have a tracheotomy and feeding tube 60 % of the time I suffer even...
Swallowing liquids after throat surgery and lymph node dissection
I had a second surgery three weeks ago to remove residual tonsil cancer and to remove two lymph nodes. I am struggling to swallow liquids....
Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding
I was irradiated for cancer of the nasopharynx in the mid-1970s. Over the years it has gotten increasingly difficult for me to swallow food and...
Anyone notice cognitive impairment with throat cancer or treatment?
My husband has had his 13th radiation treatment for throat cancer. Surgery did not get it all. He can't swallow. Has anyone else notice any...
squamous cell in throat
I started developing a lesion in my throat about two months ago. It has recently become more aggressive to the point it has opened a...
Horrible coughing fits
My husband had extensive TORS surgery late January and just started radiation. But he has terrible coughing spells. Sounds and looks like he'll cough up...
Trach stoma not closing.
I had a tracheostomy due to stage four larynx cancer. I completed chemoradiation without surgery. The trach was removed in March 2022 but has not...
Seeking advice for eating challenges
Good morning, I am recovering from oropharyngeal cancer radiation treatment which ended late last July. I have been working with a swallow therapist but am...
How long is your mouth sore after oral surgery?
About 3 months ago I had a tumor removed from the back of my mouth, the surgery went fine. However, it still hurts when I...
Phlegm and Saliva filling in the mouth after tongue sarcoma
My husband had a sarcoma of the tongue and throat He was diagnosed in 10/20 and has been cured by radiation and immunotherapy. Now his...
Adenoid cystic carcinoma - left tongue base
Primary radiation Jan 2013 and re-radiation Oct 2016. CT Angio Apr 2017. to view deep ulcer in left tongue base which may be cancerous and...
Recently diagnosed with cancer on left tonsil with swollen lymph nodes
The only treatment options i have been offered is chemo and radiation. Radiation 5 times a week for 7 weeks and chemo once a week...
Excess phlegm after oral cancer surgery: What helps?
I had oral cancer surgery in September of 2022. I did not receive radiation or chemo after the surgery. Since then, I have had copious...
How to deal with constant stress and worry as caregiver?
I feel guilty that i feel so much stress and constant worry when it's my husband going through the cancer. And we haven't even started...
Has anyone had radiation induced dysphagia?
I was diagnosed with nasal pharyngeal carcinoma when I was 16 years old (20 years ago!) was the first case in New Zealand and underwent...
Struggling with shortness of breath and lump in throat
I’m new here so still a little lost. After two chemo sessions and 33 radiation treatments to my throat I am finding every day more...
Mouth sores, no taste and no saliva and other side effects
I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of base of tongue. Level II and Level III nodes less than 1cm. in October 2015. I started...