 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jon,
Remember each of us can react and recover differently but with that said I never really lost my taste of sweetness but at 4 months I remember a slight increase in both my saliva and my taste. I think they go hand and hand meaning as my saliva improved so did my taste. I also noticed improvements in months 5, 15 (big improvement) and 24.
One thing to keep in mind is that just about everyone's recovery is a slow process taking up to 24 months so don't expect to much and consume 3000 calories per day (my opinion) for at least the first year post Tx.
Congrats for what you have done as we all know what a tough road you have traveled!!!!
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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