I finished 30 days of radiation on Jan. 31, 2023, which followed the excision (Nov. 1, 2022) of a squamous cell carcinoma from my left retromolar trigone. I have almost no taste at all, and my saliva flow has pretty much halted. On top of those setbacks, I'm experiencing trismus, which further complicates the eating process. For the latter, I am seeing a therapist, which has helped marginally but not all that much. I can't help wondering what the chances are that taste and saliva flow will someday return and that the trismus will improve to the point that I can eat somewhat normally.