 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | bob,
I am now almost 6 months post Tx (see below) and my taste is probably 8 on a scale of 10 and my dry mouth is a 7 where 10 would be normal. I enjoy eating now and I eat anything I want. Changes come quickly and slowly meaning I will go weeks with no change and then all of a sudden it improves and then I will go a while before I notice the next improvement.
My mouth healed very quickly but I didn't have hardly any mouth issues that others had. My main problem was nausea which resolved itself 3 weeks after Tx.
Just hang it there, you will see improvements.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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