Put one of these round sticky punch holes papers on your tongue, place blue food coloring on a cotton swab and dot the inner circle, and your taste buds, papillae, will show. It depends on how many show, I think 40 or more you're a "super taster", and may have sensitve taste, especially during treatment it may be off putting. 15 is a "non taster", have trouble tasting bitter, so chemo, a poison, and reason we taste bitter, may not be as much a problem, and some things taste the same. That's why I don't trust anyone's restaurant recommendations. I'll find out myself lol. .


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs