Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

Has anyone gone 5 months without swallowing at all and still been able to relearn?

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...

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 I cannot even take a sip of water I have a tracheotomy and feeding tube 60 % of the time I suffer even...

7 yrs after tonsil Carcinoma I still have open wound in my mouth, can't swallow or taste

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....

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...

I’m 69 and about 22 years out from throat cancer. I was treated with three rounds of chemo and 6 weeks radiation. My swallowing issues...

Had a very bad tonsillectomy TORS Jan 2025 where the surgeon cut my carotid artery..followed by strokes. Struggling with dysphagia and looking for electrical stimulation...

Is it safe to stretch a 12 year old rebuilt throat

After TORs surgery Jan 26, my husband has not been able to swallow. On swallow takes an hour sometimes. Nerve damage also caused stiff jaw...

My husband still is having a hard time swallowing water since radiation. I've been doing research. Is it radiation esophagitis? How does this heal? My...

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...

Hello, Back in 2015 /2016 I had tonsil cancer after going though chemo & radiation. (I'm cancer free :)) but I do have nerve damage...

After many months of struggling with his cancer, 35 rounds of radiation, and several hospital stays due to aspiration pneumonia because he could not swallow...

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...

Hi everyone, I am Julie, 18 years out from Stage 4 tonsil and tongue “HPV” cancer. I can legitimately say I have experienced just about...

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...

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...

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...