Flip, congrats! I passed my own one year just recently and our situations seem to be similar. Although I still have half a numb tongue so taste is limited, I do taste sugar... almost wish I didn't because I like it too much. Dry mouth: yep. Thin beard: yep.

I should add that my RO suggested I give up alcohol, which I've always loved - wine and beer mainly - so I have. Decided I prefered breathing to drinking.

Hey... we're here!
D2

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18