Ok so I'm almost through week two of radiation and I have a constant salty taste in my mouth. My sense of taste is going downhill fast I'd say! I can still taste liquids a lot easier than actual food so that's bizarre but I'll take it while it lasts. My question is, how long after my rad treatments does the sense of taste come back for you? I realize everyone is different. Also, will I absolutely be in the all out agony and pain that I've been prepared to expect? I realize doctors try to prepare you for the worst, I just wonder if the worst is the 'norm' or the exception.


Laura Age 40
Tongue lesion on left side grew and was hurting in mid-August
Dx as squamous cell carcinoma on 9.18.18
Left Neck Dissection and tongue surgery, lost a fourth of my tongue on 10.1.18, tumor had grown to a T3
Margins were clear except front section of tongue margin had three stray cancer cells that were not in the tumor
Additional surgery 10.18.18 to remove another cm near where the stray cells were found
33 radiation treatments from Nov 2018 through Jan 2019