Ed, what you are experiencing is to be expected. We have all gone thru this. When I tried to eat meat it actually tasted dead to me. Water tasted burnt like it was tainted with ashes. Just because radiation is finished doesnt mean this is over. Radiation continues to work for a while which is why you dont notice any progress yet. It takes one month of recovery for every week of rads for a full recovery. It really can take 2 years. In a few weeks you will begin to be able to taste food again. But be prepared things will not taste like they should. You may be craving a pie of apple pie but when you attempt a taste it could taste really bad. Its going to be alot of ups and downs for a few weeks but then your ups will soon out number the downs. Hang in there, I know its discouraging. This really will pass and you will recover, it just takes so darn long.


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile