I am 16 months post Tx and I am still noticing slight improvements in my saliva and taste. Tell him to accept a slow and long recovery and don't look for daily, weekly or even monthly improvements, you know the old don't watch a pot till it boils saying. It will get better but it will take time. Sometimes it takes me weeks just to recognize that something has improved.

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.