Susan, as David says, we're all different. I too never lost my taste for sweets. But then, I've always been a sugarholic alas.

I have a feeling you'll see a gradual return to being able to taste most things. Emphasis on the gradual. I'm about 20 months out and some things still taste a bit odd. Water sometimes has a metallic taste, for instance. But other than things like vinegar and spicy foods (both of which I've always loved) I'm basically back to eating everything, even if the taste is still dulled.

Hang in there - it's going to get better!


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