 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Sorry Tony, not trying to hijack your thread!
MrsChickenPam, most patients will experience everything tasting terrible for a few weeks after finishing rads. Some will have issues relearning how to eat properly again, plus having a lack of appetite makes it difficult. Recovery is full of ups and downs and is a long, looonnnggggg road. One day something will taste great and the next day (or sometimes after only a couple bites) it will be horrible again. Most patients will begin to get their sense of taste back around 6 weeks post rads. A full recovery can take up to 2 years after rads. It cant be rushed, and for many patients recovery is a frustrating time.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
