Taste does come back - depending on how much of your oral cavity and tongue you have lost. Some of us are never able to eat spicy things again - i.e. pepperoni, but before you get to that stage you will go through the wild taste stages. I can remember posting how EVERYTHING tasted incredibly salty and not in a good way. That changed to having everything taste metallic and in time (don't ask, I don't remember how long), I think?? my taste has recovered as much as it is ever going to. First time I had radiation I lost my taste for tomato soup (which I used to love), great news was that after 2nd time with radiation - my taste for tomato soup came back. Go figure!

Let us know how it goes.

Donna

Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)