 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | James,
I'd say you're doing well!
Re the thick stuff, it usually lasts a couple of weeks and when it stops the dry mouth usually kicks in high gear.
Re the taste returning, do be patient as this and the dry mouth can take every bit of 2 years to improve to where they will improve and it usually is not 100% of your pre Tx. I really see any improvement until my 4th month; then more in the 5th month; no more until my biggest improvement in the 14th month and the last bit at 24 months. I guesstimate I'm back to 90% of what I was but since you can't remember what you were like it's hard to compare.
At least the worst is over and you're out of that tunnel. Remember most of us had bad days mixed in with the good ones until eventually the bad ones disappear so as you said BE PATIENT.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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