 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Bonnie,
I was put on Zinc Sulphate 'for healing' along with a lot of vitamins after radiation. I just read in CURE magazine that Zinc Sulphate is supposed to help improve taste returning. You might check with your doctor and see if it OK to take it. My taste did return for msot stuff in about 4-6 months but it took several years before I could handle vinegar and red wine although citris did not bother me after about 6 months. Spicy hot I can't take at all, not even one little green pepper on a hoagie. Keep trying, it improves gradually over time and everyones experience is different. Try the zinc and see if it helps.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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