Craig,

Taste, or the lack of taste, freaked me out. Over time, I got back a little at a time. First sweet, then bitter, sour, and salty. A little bit at a time. That made things taste weird for a while, but eventually it all made sense again.

I'm still working on tolerating acidic foors and hot, spicy foods. Others in this forum say they're eating Mexican, Thai, etc. again, so I'm looking forward to that. Let's hope you can, too.

As for saliva, everybody seems to have a different experience. I got back some saliva after 30 "dives" in a hyperbaric oxygen tank. The HBO treatments were prescribed to help with radiation damage to skin and bone. Saliva was essentially a welcome "side-effect" of the treatments.

Ken

SCCA T2N1M0 diagnosed 11/02, radical neck dissection, 7 weeks radiation, 6 surgeries to deal with osteonecrosis, 10 weeks hyperbaric oxygen. "Live strong. Laugh often."