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Hi @bri3sd Welcome to our Head and Neck group. Swallowing likely will be a challenge for...

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Discussion: Swallowing hard 7 wks after radiation: Will it get better?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2025

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"You will give up trying to swallow" This advice is coming from an actual licensed medical...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2023

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Ask your Oncologist(s) for a prescription for "Magic Mouthwash". It has lidocaine in it and numbs...

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Discussion: Sore on tongue from treatments: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

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Hi Adrienne,, Thank you for the warm welcome. I saw two ENT’s that confirmed that with...

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Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2018

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I have HPV16 tongue cancer. I was diagnosed in September 2022. I finally had a biopsy...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2023

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I was diagnosed with tonsil cancer back in February. SCC HPV16 pos. Tors was not recommended...

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Discussion: New cancer 2 months after TORS Surgery chemo+radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

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Update from OP. I just completed week 4 of daily radiation and chemo. The radiation oncologist...

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Discussion: How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Feb 15, 2025

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My husband finally came home from the hospital yesterday and is doing much better although limited...

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Discussion: Post treatment for SCC tongue cancer following 7 weeks radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 7:31am

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Although it was 15 years ago when I was diagnosed with parotid (salivary gland) cancer, after...

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Discussion: Severe long term side effects from head and neck radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 10:50am

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@thomason I have the something with both flaps, after my swallow studies the one that close...

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Discussion: How do I know when I can get off my feeding tube?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2025

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