Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

My husband is currently starting week 4 of his 7 week treatment with Cistplatin and radiation but is having the worst time with finding a...

Does anyone else have a problem with their feeding tube balloon deflating and the tube falling out? It has to be replaced at the emergency...

I've searched the Mayo forums for ideas and can't seem to find anything. I am really struggling with granular tissue/granuloma forming around my g-tube. I...

Seem to be in a vicious circle of tube feeding Kates Farm formula (started in late January) from Jevity and Hubbie have cycles of reflux...

I have a G tube in my stomach and am curious about what you tube feed, problems incurred, everything that has worked.. My tube is...

Due to the beginnings of possible silent aspiration events and possible aspiration events during eating, what are lifestyle changes like if I were to need...

Male patient has a catheter as a J-tube. Other than stitches that can be painful, get infected, and break, what is a good way to...

My husband was diagnosed with throat cancer in November of 2021. He went through 2 rounds of chemo and radiation. Currently he is cancer free...

Is there a study of the life expectancy of living on a feeding tube.

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

I have five questions about G-tube - see pictures below for reference. 1. Photo#1 is of a 2x2 drain sponge after removing - it is...

I am scheduled to get my mic-key button removed tomorrow. Has anyone been through this process before? What was the healing process like? Any tips?...

I had a total laryngectomy last may, was wondering if I will always have to keep something in my stoma , so it don’t close,...

It's been over 7 months since my last radiation treatment for throat cancer. I could not eat because of the pain for months. I can...

I had head and neck cancer (tonsil and tongue base) in 2009. Trismus is a issue that I had been working with since then. Back...

I am faced with a dilemma. My vocal cords are paralyzed bilaterally from radiation treatment that ended approximately one year ago. Because of this, I...

Has anybody tried the following regime:PENTOX Protocol: A combination of pentoxifylline and Vitamin E ? My concern even though my doctor said it would be...

My husband recently finished his metastatic squamous cell tongue cancer treatment , after 35 rounds of radiation and 6 rounds of chemo. His feeding tube...

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...

Is anyone else dealing with throat lymphedema after throat-cancer treatment? My lymphedema is with aspiration that has caused me to get hospitalized for pneumonia now...