Hi Mike,

The first thing that came back for Jack was salty foods - he started tasting that around 6 weeks. It took another month for sweet tastes to kick in. At 4 months he was able to taste pretty much everything. Try scrambled eggs and cream cheese. Sounds gross but Jack was able to taste that first.

As Cathy said, it's very hard to generalize but don't be discouraged if it doesn't happen quickly. You've done so well with the treatments that I am really hoping this will go the same way.

Be very careful to monitor your weight after treatment, that's when Jack actually felt worse and you need to maintain nutrition/hydration to recover.

Glad to hear you're doing well.
Regards JoAnne


JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.