 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Thank you for the update! Im glad to see your husband is doing better with swallowing. Everything you described could have been said about most post radiation patients on this site. It seems to take absolutely FOREVER to get the sense of taste to match what we think things should taste like. Patients here have reported getting a boost to their sense of taste as far out as their 2 year post rad mark. How I wish I could tell you truthfully that everything will be ok in another couple weeks but its a slow go for almost all of us. The key to recovering is making sure to get enough calories in every single day. Next doctor visit ask the doc if adding a multivitamin or some high protein whey powder to his diet would help with your husbands recovery. Protein helps the body to heal so this could be something that would help. Ive used it successfully many times. Best wishes with your husbands continued recovery 
ChristineSCC 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 | 
