 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I had to avoid anything acidic during mid Tx to several months post Tx. Even canteloupe would burn like hell. Hot & spicy didn't work either. Nor did anything too salty. Like David though, after a year or 2 I was eating virtually anything I wanted. I was able to eat pizza and salad with dressing 2 months post Tx (and taste it).
It took longer to have every subtle flavor come back. Sweets took the longest.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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