Thank you so much for answering, Margaret, and for switching me around.
Thanks, Rob, and I will tell my b/f that it will come back. He is being treated at Beth Israel in NYC by Dr. Persky. He had surgery to remove the maglignant tumor and is on radiation only.
Last night he lost his taste buds. He thought he was bypassing all of the side effects, but I see from reading the web and this site, the radiation side effects take time to rear its ugly head and to make his immune system strong again.
Beth