Also a side effect----the cisplatin actually ENHANCED my taste. Did this happen to anyone else? After my first round, for 2-3 weeks everything tasted SO good I couldn't believe it. Then the tastebuds died, yet I got some slight taste back for several days after the two last treatments.

Left tonsil SCC, HPV+. T2N0M0. Tonsillectomy 3-07, bilateral radiation, cisplatin 3x, Tx completed 6-06. Clear PET 4-01-2008.
Thyroidectomy 5-9-08, resulting in permanent surgically-induced hypoparathyroidism and adrenal problems. Bummer.