Way to go Tim. You just passes the bottom and finally things will start to improve. Over the next month, things will improve a lot. I found that salt was the first taste to recover. I found myself wanted to taste anything so I ate a lot of salty stuff. For the next 2 months you are still in the Thrush zone so watch for that. Ask your doc's if rubbing his neck and throat is ok. I still have my wife rub mine and I find it help a lot.