When will my sense of taste and smell return?

I would say it took me about 3-4 months after radiation before my taste and smell came back. It will happen Very slowly. My eating and drinking was somewhat normal after about 6-8 months. Soft foods, etc. Throat pain gradually decreased but it was 2 steps forward and 1 step back. There is a generic dry mouthwash at Walgreens/ CVS that really helped me with dry mouth resulting from low Salvia production. Hang in there it will slowly get better. Today I am 18 months out of radiation and back to about 90% normal with taste, Salvia, smell, eating about anything, energy, etc. God Speed