 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Guys,
Zinc is supposed to help you get your taste back to normal. I was put on 220mg Zinc sulfate 10 years ago after I had radiation. I got my most of my taste back after a couple of months. Ask your doctor or dietician. I also wouldn't wait any 6 months or for that matter six weeks before trying something again that you used to like. Eat foods with lots of moisture or plenty of sauce and drink lots of fluids to help wash it down. Since it will take much longer to eat, read a magazine while you chew and who cares if everyone else is finished with dessert while you are on the main course. Let them do the dishes. Buffets are great if eating out because you can sample many different foods and eat what works. Soups, hot cereals, eggs, even some salad worked for me for lunch and breakfast.
Have a Merry Christmas,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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