It has been since the fall of 1999 when I finished my radiation on my tongue and have become really creative in eating again. If we go out, I order clear or strained soup. Alot of the restaurants are very obliging in straining it. As for eating at home...EVERYTHING goes into my blender...be it pizza (a little water added to make the dough soggy) and almost everything I used to eat goes down my throat easier with Ranch dressing and throw some salad in there too......My false teeth bother me where they operated and recreated my "half-tongue" now so I do not wear them at home or to eat...only at restaurants. Your sense of taste will return (I have a quarter size of taste buds left) and I savor everything I can taste and enjoy. Considering the alternative, the human body, mind and spirit is amazing. It takes time for it all to come back so please be patient....I will keep you in my prayers.....Flo