Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

Has anyone gone 5 months without swallowing at all and still been able to relearn?

Hi I'm here to try and get some kind of help with my eating, since i don't make saliva it hurts for me to eat...

My 76 yr old husband had TORS surgery for SCC (HPV 16+) of the tonsils, back of throat and base of tongue in late January....

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 had a second surgery three weeks ago to remove residual tonsil cancer and to remove two lymph nodes. I am struggling to swallow liquids....

I was irradiated for cancer of the nasopharynx in the mid-1970s. Over the years it has gotten increasingly difficult for me to swallow food and...

I’m 69 and about 22 years out from throat cancer. I was treated with three rounds of chemo and 6 weeks radiation. My swallowing issues...

After TORs surgery Jan 26, my husband has not been able to swallow. On swallow takes an hour sometimes. Nerve damage also caused stiff jaw...

After many months of struggling with his cancer, 35 rounds of radiation, and several hospital stays due to aspiration pneumonia because he could not swallow...

I started developing a lesion in my throat about two months ago. It has recently become more aggressive to the point it has opened a...