I finished radiation in June 2007. My sense of taste seemed to be returning fairly well by September. I felt more or less "back to normal" as far as taste went by October or November 2007. About two weeks ago I noticed that my coffee was never sweet enough and even straight honey right on my tongue didn't seem very sweet at all (when it had tasted incredibly sweet before - almost too sweet). Last night I ate some cheese that my husband wanted me to try with me - he commented on how it was terribly salty. I looked at him like he was crazy and said "but it isn't salty at all!" I suddenly realized that I also had not been really tasting much in the realm of saltiness over the past few weeks. I went to the kitchen and put some table salt directly in my mouth - there is a hint of saltiness, but definitely not the amount of saltiness I would expect.

So - why in the world would my taste buds be rebelling after seeming to mostly recover from radiation/chemo? Has anyone else had this happen? It seems very odd...