Eric, I had similar treatment with 48 rounds of radiation plus 4 rounds of cisplatin. My taste buds disappeared quite quickly when I realized the ice cream I ate a month after commencing treatment did not taste sweet. I thought the doctor gave me the sugar free ice cream. I am 3 years post treatment and the sweet taste bud has not yet recovered to the full. I have to taste with my nose and imagination. Other tastes are close to normal. I am lucky that I never had the metallic taste that most patients experienced.Yes, my tongue is still very sensitive to spicy or sour food. So I seldom gave a try to anything spicy. It burns and brings tears to my eyes. We are all different individuals but I will say that the loss of taste to me is not that difficult to handle. A really small price to pay in exchange of my priceless life.

Karen.