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I am 15 months post surgery. My experience has been that pain decreases and swallowing improves....

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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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Hi Doug, I worked with a speech pathologist who forced me to bring food to the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950389/

Discussion: Following tongue resection, I have no appetite. Is this normal?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2023

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Hi, I was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma of the Larynx in 2019. I had treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863329/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2023

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Jim, I am so sorry about your sister. It is tough to see someone so close...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176496/

Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2017

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Ditto @roblem thyroid issues. I had one wing bruised resulting in hyper, then hypo, and finally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120077/

Discussion: Start RT soon: What side effects can I expect?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2024

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Thank you all for your responses so far! We just returned home from radiation #15 out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029888/

Discussion: Diagnosed with SCC on base of tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 8, 2024

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Hi Al, I'm 4 months post-treatment. I'm still struggling a bit with swallowing, but I'm eating...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1351548/

Discussion: Do I Dare Ask?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2025

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I too am so sorry to hear this. I am a 61 one year old female....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184000/

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

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2024

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Hello @scottmcf1431 Welcome to Connect and the Head and Neck Cancer group. Some of us have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1416662/

Discussion: Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx and level 11 LN

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

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Hello Rakga, I had very similar treatments in 2022. My red blood cell count took over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084923/

Discussion: Post Treatment Questions: low RBC and dealing with throat pain

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2024