Hi Linda,

Taste was a real problem for me - not just because of the lack of taste, but because everything seemed to taste absolutely horrible and was inedible (I think this was a little hard for my caregiver to understand at first). I pretty much stayed on Boost Plus and egg-beater omelets after treatment ended. Eventually, I tried other things, with my first big meal being a turkey dinner a week or so before Thanksgiving. The more I could eat (and I didn't push my luck too much), the more I weaned myself off my mostly liquid diet. I feel fortunate to have regained my taste buds slowly but surely over several months and now eat everything (although some sweets still taste a little "different" and don't appeal to me .... yet).

Best wishes,

Chris


SCC left tonsil, 2 lymph nodes, modified radical neck dissection, IMRT (both sides) completed 10/25/06, Erbitux and Cisplatin weekly, Ethyol daily