| Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | 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. ChristineSCC 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 | | |
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Treatment over, when does taste come back?
| Ed H | 10-03-2012 02:25 PM |
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| emilyp | 10-03-2012 04:44 PM |
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| ChristineB | 10-03-2012 05:15 PM |
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| Ed H | 10-03-2012 05:31 PM |
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| Cheryld | 10-03-2012 05:42 PM |
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| ChristineB | 10-03-2012 07:06 PM |
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| Ed H | 10-03-2012 09:32 PM |
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| ChristineB | 10-03-2012 10:01 PM |
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| Maria | 10-03-2012 10:03 PM |
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| davidcpa | 10-03-2012 11:35 PM |
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| Cheryld | 10-04-2012 01:22 AM |
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