Actually I can eat peanuts, I have them every morning on my cereal. I suppose with the milk and banana and raisins and all the other stuff in the bowl that the peanuts don't have a negative effect on swallowing.

I can eat potato chips (I love potato chips and really missed them). I've bought a bag or two of peppered potato chips. First time it was a little tough on the mouth, I'm still sensitive to hot spicy. I kinda have to fight my way through the sensitivity because the stronger taste registers nicely and makes the pain worth it.

I suppose the savory taste is slowest to return. I really like this Ranchero Special dish at the local mexican restaurant that is chicken, shrimp, rice, veggies and cheese sauce on top. It's the cheese sauce that tasted the best, but is noticeably absent or reduced in quality even now seven months post treatment. That and a good cheeseburger still doesn't taste really good yet. Now, steak is beginning to again register as good, so I can't complain.

It's all coming back, it's just turtle slow in doing so.

Tony, 69, non-smoker, aerobatics pilot, bridge player/teacher, avid dancer (ballroom, latin, swing, country)

09/13 SCC, HPV 16, tonsillectomy, T2N0.
11/13 start rads, no chemo
12/13 taste gone, dry mouth,
02/14 hair slowly returning
05/14 taste the same, dry sinuses, irrigation helps.
01/15 food taste about 60% returned, dry sinuses are worse in winter.
12/20 no more sinus problems, taste pretty good