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@kth, you've gotten some helpful and encouraging tips from fellow members. You might also wish to...
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I had swallow therapy after intensive radiation to my throat, and also speech therapy, after the...
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9 days after end of treatment, mouth and throat questions
Hello again everybody! Did I ever tell you how much I appreciate all your sage advice and wisdom? Well, I do! This is a great...
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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...
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Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous
I am a 61-year-old woman that finished the last of 35 radiation treatments last March 2020. Since then, I have had pneumonia and other lung...
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Complete laryngectomy
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...
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My life in remission
It’s been a very long time since I have posted an update. This will be long and boring but hopefully this will give some newly...
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Late side effects from Cobalt Radiation for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
My husband had nasopharyngeal SCC. It’s been 40 years since 7700 rads of cobalt. The medical facility told us he was one of two people...
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Getting Transoral robotic surgery (TORS): What can I expect?
I’m getting tors Thursday for a 1 cm consular tumor and 2 3 by 3 lymph Node dissections. What will my pain be? Swallowing big?...
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Preventing pneumonia
For those who cannot swalliw at all, like my husband, have you any advice on how to stop getting pneumonia? Does it improve after radiation...
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Anybody that had adenoid cystic carcinoma in sinus cavity?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anybody-that-had-adenoid-cystic-carcinoma-in-sinus-cavity/
I had this tumor removed from my right sinus, and then radiation, it's been 2 years. I have such issues with congestion, ear feeling "plugged"...
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Start RT soon: What side effects can I expect?
Hi,I had TORS for left tonsil and base of tongue. Also neck dissection. 2/35 lymph nodes positive. No ENE. Primary tumour 8 mm with 5...