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Anyone have a severe earache and sore throat weeks after chemo and ra?
My chemo and radiation treatments for tonsil cancer ended on April 7, 2023. I expected to feel really bad afterwards which I did. Everything I...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Jun 11, 2023
Severe pain eating 7 weeks post radiation: Any tips?
Hi all,First-time poster here. 40M, stage 1 P16 / HPV+ tonsil cancer. Completed 33 fx, 70 gy proton radiation about 7 weeks ago. No chemo.Problem...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 24, 2025
Has anyone experienced a tonsillectomy and soft palate reconstruction?
Any experience or suggestions? I’m my wife’s caregiver. Early May 9th she was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. She made her first appointment within 2 weeks...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 25, 2025
Is it better to do DART Radiation after TORS Surgery or just Follow Up
Asking for input on our decision to do 2 week DART Radiation after TORS Surgery or just follow up every 3 month for 2 years....
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: 15 hours ago
How do you clear the HPV16 virus to prevent cancer recurrence?
Has anyone (Male) had any success totally clearing the HPV virus with Supplements/Diet changes or seeing a Naturopathic Doctor after having Cancer and going through...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Apr 7 7:34am
HPV 16 neck cancer journey…
57 years old, male, typical patient for HPV cancer…Found lump back in October. Lymph node, left side near jaw. Did all the usual procedures, antibiotics...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Apr 27 4:08pm
Excessive mucous after throat cancer treatment: How did you cope?
My husband is a week post op TORS surgery for throat cancer,, at the base of his tongue, he also had his tonsils removed as...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: 4 days ago
Anyone had surgery (TORS) with no radiation or chemo after?
Has anyone had just TORS with no radiation or chemo after and been cancer free? I had TORS 2 days ago on < 1clm primary...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Apr 6 3:00pm
Test for HPV and cryoablation for tonsils
I came across Connect when researching for a friend recently diagnosed with cancer in one tonsil and one lymph node. I have read of the...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: May 17, 2023
SCC in tonsil/throat spreading: What should be next step?
HelloI am looking help for my uncle.Squamous cell carcinoma started in tonsil/throat, P16 positive,Went through radiation, it came back and spreadWent through chemo, had rough...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Oct 29, 2024
Types of radiation therapy and chemo therapy combinations
Hello - my brother was just diagnosed with HPV cancer and had removal of lymphs nodes through right neck dissection and removal of right tonsil....
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Nov 27, 2023
Were you able to work during cancer treatment?
I have a tumor on my tonsil that has spread to my lymph nodes under my jaw. I am told I will have to do...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Aug 8, 2023
Laser treatment for scar tissue post radiation of the throat
My husband had squamous cell cancer of the tonsils and had radiation and chemo. He is a year out from treatment it is now developing...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Jul 17, 2023
Hypopharyngeal cancer: Anyone treated with proton radiation?
My husband diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer in late June. He had a tonsillectomy and the right tonsil was removed. He will be ready for radiation...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 17, 2022
Chronic ear pain and stuffy nose after throat cancer treatment
My husband is experiencing pain in his left ear 3 months after completing radiation and chemotherapy for cancer on his left tonsil. He describes the...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 3, 2023
Tonsillectomy & neck lymph node removal at the sometime surgery
I had a .09 cm cancer in left tonsil and had both tonsils removed Also was told to remove 1 infected neck 2.0 cm lymph...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Aug 13, 2025
New cancer 2 months after TORS Surgery chemo+radiation
My husband had extensive TORS surgery Jan 25 for HPV + SSC. While hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia catscan showed cancer is back and biopsy revealed...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Aug 30, 2025
Husband shutting down emotionally
My husband is almost finished his treatment for SCC Tonsil/base of tongue HPV+ cancer. He is not communication and is actually being quite abusive towards...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 27, 2022
HPV squamous cell throat cancer: Soft palate isn't working
I had my surgery on 12/2021 which started in the left tonsil and traveled to the back of the tongue , some of the soft...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: 14 hours ago
Second PET scan after treatment.
My husband finished treatment for HPV+ SCC base of tongue and left tonsil in Dec 2022. He had a PET scan early April which still...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Jul 14, 2023