Hi Tom,

There was an article in teh Washington Post Health section a few weeks back about a person who was born with no sense of smell (and hence, little taste). That article prompted a series of letters back from people who had lost their senses of smell and taste, and many had found some relief. There were several who said they took zinc supplements and this helped; some studies have shown Zn to be crucial to certain enzymes associated with taste and that Zn in "excess of normal requirements" helped restore taste to radiation patients. Another person wrote that he had been helped, after years of problems, by acupuncture -- and after only a few treatments. So you might consider trying these remedies. Acupuncture is also supposed to help with neuropathy -- your doctors may be able to recommend an acupuncture center or clinic.

Gail