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Speaking of tasting things...

NJShore
NJShore CSN Member Posts: 429 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
My husband has his left tonsil removed along with a bit of the wall behind it, and a left neck dissection a month ago today (3 of 29 nodes effected with 2 having growth outside the nodes). Tonight he wanted wings from a local restaurant, then said they didn't taste right. I ate them too, and they were the same as every other time. I was a bit surprised that only surgery would impact his taste.

Anyone else have taste changes from surgery alone?

Guess it won't be the only surprise on this bus :)

Kari
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    Hi kari

    Sometimes the medication from the surgery can affect the taste. Also if by some chance a nerve was in the way and got cut that too will have an affect on taste whether it will come back or not may just take sometime. As with me I have very little or no taste of anything just something you learn to live with after a while.

    God Bless
    Hondo
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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 CSN Member Posts: 4,716
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    Maybe it's a man thing?
    My husband does that often...loves something, then tells me I made it different "or something", cuz it doesn't taste right now. To me it's no different than the last time...of course this was before I had treatment, and could taste what I make...these days all cooking is a guess for me...ha!

    p
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  • Tim6003
    Tim6003 CSN Member Posts: 1,514 Member
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    phrannie51 said:

    Maybe it's a man thing?
    My husband does that often...loves something, then tells me I made it different "or something", cuz it doesn't taste right now. To me it's no different than the last time...of course this was before I had treatment, and could taste what I make...these days all cooking is a guess for me...ha!

    p

    ..odd, but I guess those nerves can be affected...
    I never had surgery so can't asnwer that one...

    Best,

    Tim
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