Recovery from OC treatments can take a long time. It can take a full 2 years to fully recover.

My sense of taste began returning about 2 months post rads. It gradually improved over time. If I remember correctly, I was doing pretty good around 6 month post rads.

Your sense of taste will fluctuate quite alot over the next year. Something might taste great today and tomorrow it will taste terrible. Same goes for what burns your mouth. For me, chocolate milk helped soothe my mouth when eating something that burned. I would always have it on hand ready whenever I would try new foods.

Hang in there, it will get easier in time.

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