Im a year out of surgery and 8 months out from radiation and my tongue still burns a bit when I eat some foods...Acidic, spicy foods are the worst and toothpaste too...I agree, dairy products help..I use sour cream on almost everything now and drink alot of milk..It's weird though, before radiation, I really didn't like milk all that much, now I like it alot..Tomatoes too..Didn't like them at all before radiation, but now I like them, even though they burn a little on my tongue and they seem to tighten up the side of my tongue that was removed...So try the dairy products and stay away from acidic and spicy foods...Good Luck..