Barbara,

The rule of thumb that you will see here a lot is that it often takes a month of recovery time for each week of radiation you go through, and many of us can attest to the fact that it took us several months to begin to see some improvement in tasting, swallowing, eating, etc. The things that you're eating right now are pretty consistent with what I was eating around the same point in time as you (and they still tasted terrible to me at that stage). I know it's very frustrating while you're waiting to be able to enjoy food again, but the taste buds do come back and you can plan to enjoy food again! In the meantime, please continue to focus on getting the nutrition and hydration you need to help you get better.

Are you being treated at a major cancer center? What type of cancer did you have? Did your treatment include any measures to preserve your salivary function? Please keep us posted on how you're doing -- there are plenty of us here who can identify with what you're going through.

Cathy