Hi, this is my first time on the boards and my first post!
My husband finished rad/chemo on 2/22/09 and although he still has the peg he can eat pretty darn well...I'm so proud of him! Can even take his pills orally.
He says he never really lost his taste buds but the saliva was severly impacted and on the other hand he had horrendous mucositis so although his mouth was never really dry it was nasty tasting and smelling! That's pretty much subsided now however he goes in for a nd on Monday which I'm really worried about and we'll see how serious it will be.
I wonder, however, about his memory. He's only 61 but there's some things he just doesn't 'get' anymore (like asking me which direction the faucet faces for the cold water?) and sometimes I think his comprehensive skills have slowed...we'll just have to see over time!