Harleydude,

I am 4&1/2 months out of tx and the taste buds are still missing for the most part. My docs are careful not to make any promises as to when full taste will return or even if will fully return. The best I can get from them is that it takes 2 to 10 months on average. You need to make minimal use of that PEG. I had mine a total of 3 months and had removed about a month after tx. You need to try and swallow as much as possible to avoid future swallowing problems from lack of use.

Good luck!

Bill D.


Dx 4/27/06, SCC, BOT, Stage III/IV, Tx 5/25/06 through 7/12/06 - 33 IMRT and 4 chemo, radical right side neck dissection 9/20/06.