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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi Senator13,
Not sure if I am typical, but I am almost two years out. I have full taste and no dry mouth. It took 6 months to get full taste. It took 19 months to be able to tolerate salsa. It's a slow process, but have patience. Salivary glands and taste came back for me. You just have to keep trying.
Steve
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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