Terry, WOW I thought I would never see those two together. My taste buds came back within a year after the radaition stopped. It was so awsume too, to finally eat things that didn't taste like metal or a pure can of salt. Everything did to me. Even water. I would choke and gag for long periods of time just to take a sip of water. I will never forget all that. As far as sex goes. What can I tell you. It has never been the same for me. I had a huge drive before and almost nothing now. I hate it but not at lot I can do about it. It has been a major adjustment for me and my honey. We have our love and our commiment to each other. He had a heart attack after I was diagnosed which affected him as well. So not only was it me, now he had found difficulty as well. We are loving each other is so many different ways, always have, thank the LORD for REAL LOVE.....I pray this is what we all have in our lives when it comes to CANCER or any other illness...Because this is what it is going to take to make it thru all this..Always, Miss Vicki