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Strange taste - change in taste
I had a radical tonsillectomy in April to remove a HPV tumor on my right tonsil- had left removed as well - just to be...
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Taste Buds Not Quite Right
I had a radical tonsillectomy and neck dissection in April due to a tumor on my tonsil from HPV. I did not have radiation. That...
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Mouth sores, no taste and no saliva and other side effects
I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of base of tongue. Level II and Level III nodes less than 1cm. in October 2015. I started...
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How long before my taste buds recover after H&N treatments?
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...
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Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with extranodal marginal zone lymphoma to the base of tongue and palatine tonsils. I also have Sjogren's Syndrome and Lymphocytic...
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Depression and anxiety, and Head & Neck Cancer
Hello, everyone.Recently I attended a talk by a health psychologist who sympathised greatly with the stress suffered by head and neck cancer patients. She gave...
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My husband went through this last year. About 4 month after treatment ended, his taste was...
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Hi, my husband had radiation & chemo for tonsil p16+. He finished treatment almost 9 months...
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How long did you have metallic taste? I have had initially metallic taste….now more bitter taste...
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Hi @naznaz, "forcing" yourself to do something doesn't sound like a healthy approach to me. I...
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Does acupuncture help saliva glands damaged from radiation?
I had cancer in soft palate of mouth and left tonsil and it went to lymph node on left side of neck received chemo and...
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Hi @robholdenried. My experience and from what others have commented is it can take from a...
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Nutrition and Cancer: Getting protein in my diet
I am having difficulty getting enough protein in my diet. I can't 'break down' chicken, due to no saliva. I can tolerate beef if rare...
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Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube): Difficulty finding a formula that works
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...
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Seeking advice for eating challenges
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...