I have really been relying on my sense of smell to compensate for taste. I use my memory and sort of fake myself out when I eat now. Coffee which I used to love now taste so bitter I can hardly stand it. I can't drink it hot now anyway. Can anyone drink sodas? They burn my throat so badly, but I do get tired of water. Any suggestions on something else to try. Sweet is just now coming back. I have much fewer taste buds to work with now too.

Lynn

Stage 3, N0, M0 oral tongue cancer survivor, 85-90% of tongue removed, neck disection, left tonsil removed, chemo/radiation treatments, surgery 11/03, raditation ended 1/04, lung mets discovered 4/04,