Hi Ed,

My taste was pretty much completely gone as well (opposite to you, I was able to taste sweet more than anything), but taste was the first thing to come back! I think I was able to start tasting within a week after i finished treatment. this was a problem for me as I couldn't stomach the ensure once i got my taste back, and it hurt to bad to eat anything else. my taste is now back 100% though, and i am eating all of the foods i used to eat (except spicey). good luck smile

Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011