 Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 | Susan,
My taste came back slow, but did come back completely. My RO at Beth Israel suggested that I take 150mg of zinc. Studies have shown that zinc will help in the repair of taste buds. It probably took me about 6 months for complete recovery. Hot and spicy took longer.
Regards,
Rob Jaffe
6-05, Left Tonsil-T1N2bM0 stageIVA, chemo(Cisplatin), radiation(6660cGy), neck disection, no PEG. HPV negative. (Doc suspects posit)
3-9-09 last of 30 HBO treatments.
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