ChrisS, the taste thing is different for all of us. Lots of folks get their taste back within weeks or months, some of us are still hoping after a year. Oh well, one day at a time.

The constipation you have to get a handle on. Writhing in pain on the bathroom floor is undignified. I found a 7 oz. can of prune juice per day via my peg did the trick for me. A couple of times I needed to use a stool softener, but that was rare. Of course, it took me a few weeks to remember prunes and other fruit juices, but once on them they pretty much took care of the problem. I eat peaches, pears, and apricots from the can now and that seems to keep me semi-regular. Good luck.