UncleVern, thanks for that explanation. I thought I was alone insaying "I can taste the sweetness in the first few sips or bites and then nothing."

I still go NOWHERE without my water. I can't remember what normal eating is like. *sigh*

Dx June 2004 stage III right tonsil 1 node involved, 70 radiation tx completed 08/20/04, no chemo or surgery, 32 years old and 26 weeks pregnant at dx and tx. & non-smoker and non-drinker