Actually, the taste I had in my mouth was 'burnt salt'. That is truly what it tasted like. I think it lasted 3-4 weeks post TX, slowly dimishing. I put lemon and lime in my water, and rinsed a lot with baking soda. When I couldn't taste anything good, I would try to force my tastebuds to remember what certain things tasted like as I ate them. At 7 months out most of my taste is back, except ice cream, any flavor, still tastes bad.