I know everyone is different, but I am just wondering what people's experiences were with IMRT radiation and taste buds. Specifically, if you had approximately 35 treatments to the tongue, how long did it take before things started tasting the way that they should?

Thanks,
Sarah

DX on 05/01/06 with SCC of right tongue. 05/11/06 surgery-tumor 1.2cm & 4 cm clear margins & parital glos. & neck dissection with removal of 34 nodes/1 positive at 4mm)T1N1MO
35 IGRT & 3 cycles of chemo (1 cisplatin & 2 carbo-complete on 8/9/06.