 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I had the salty taste problem also. I think it is because salt is the ONLY taste we had at the time. As other tastes come back the saltiness will die down. It's been to long for me to remember exactly when, but I think it was about 4 months when most of my taste was back except for sweets. I could not tolerate any spice including pepper. Give it time.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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