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How long before my taste buds recover after H&N treatments?

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Oct 2 2:46pm | Replies (75)
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@hrhwilliam

I had very similar cancer and treatments however my taste came back slightly within a few weeks and more or less fully within a year. People complain of loss of taste from Covid 19 or from surgery to the tongue but that doesn't seem to be the case here. A doctor visit might be in order to find out what is going on.

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vickie1320 | @vickie1320 | May 13 7:40pm

Hi William,
You responded to my initial post about my husband's cancer when he was diagnosed in last June. Thank you!
It would be a gross understatement to say this journey has been difficult. I am a cancer survivor (breast). I had a lot of surgeries and chemo, but no radiation. My husband's experience worse than mine because of the treatments. He had drop foot from the chemo (carboplatin) and now has neuropathy in his right leg causing balance problems, pain & numbness. He says the PT is helping. We are not praying he won't need surgery to remove the lymph node in his neck.
I have been reading as much as I can find re the taste issue resulting from radiation. His radiation oncologist says it could take up to 2 years. But I read it can be much longer.
I'm glad you didn't have this issue so bad. It's hopeful to hear that you got your taste back.
Thanks for your support as we move through this process that we thought would be over by now (11 1/2 months after diagnosis).

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