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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Im having severe pain after even having hydromorphine. I cant take down liquids or soups. It burns my throat. Is this radiation mucositis? Does this...

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...

Saw radiation onc today, he is happy with the tumor shrinkage (Base of Tongue Cancer) he is seeing on the scans, that made me even...

Hi @msherfinski here. I am about 3weeks post complete laryngectomy. Having problems swallowing and a lot of mucous. Constantly spitting in a cup. Does anybody...

I have completed 35 treatments of radiation and chemotherapy two weeks ago for squamous cell cancer in my tongue and lymph node. I’m just wondering...

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...