I'm almost 3 years out from initial treatment where I got radiation to the mouth. My tastes have returned except for sweets. Sweets still taste terrible to me. But for a guy who always struggled with his weight, that's not such a bad thing....

Last edited by Steve J.; 01-20-2009 08:10 AM.

Age 41 - Stage 2 SCC tongue Dx 2/06. Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Mets to neck node discovered 7/07. RND 40 nodes removed, margins not clear. Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5-FU Fall 07, then IMXT/Erbitux for 7 wks. Inoperable mets to both lungs and pleura Dx Oct'08. 4 cycles Carboplatin, Erbitux, 5-FU so far.