Ham vs. Bacon problem

BugHunter
BugHunter Member Posts: 152
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I am 15 months post tx and still can not taste ham but can taste bacon. Has this or anything like it happened to anyone else???

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  • wboaz
    wboaz Member Posts: 48
    #2
    I could tast onions but not garlic for a long time. Garlic is now back and I am so happy. Most meat is hardly worth the effort (although I like bacon and sausage). 2.5 years for me and sweet is still a very faint taste. I keep going back to things and trying them though because it still keeps changing. Good luck.
  • MLC53
    MLC53 Member Posts: 109
    #3
    I am almost 1 year out and can taste ham fine and it's easy to swallow. Although I can taste bacon, I have a difficult time swallowing it. All of the little pieces get hung up in the back of my throat and I have to wash it down with lots of water so it's not worth the effort.
  • lolojldunn
    lolojldunn Member Posts: 37
    #4
    I have the same issue with ham. It's easier to swallow than bacon. It just doesn't have any flavor. Also, I don't recall bacon being as salty as it is today. Even the low sodium is too salty for me. I stay away from it for that reason. I'm ten months post Tx.
  • BugHunter
    BugHunter Member Posts: 152
    #5
    MLC53 said:

    I am almost 1 year out and can taste ham fine and it's easy to swallow. Although I can taste bacon, I have a difficult time swallowing it. All of the little pieces get hung up in the back of my throat and I have to wash it down with lots of water so it's not worth the effort.

    I have not had that problem but I like my bacon nearly raw (I know, I know, it's bad for me like that...lol)so I dont get alot of small cruchy pieces. Coleslaw on the other hand is nearly hell itself and is the one thing I can still count on to hang up and gag me.

    BILL
  • Christmas
    Christmas Member Posts: 100
    #6
    I find that my tasting ability varies from day to day. I think that it's dependent on the quality and quantity of my saliva. I'm mostly into textures. Crunchy is good. Still need liquids to wash things down. Suggestion for cole slaw - I like KFC's which is chopped up into itty bitty pieces.

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