no taste!

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I finished my radiotherapy on Wednesday (30 sessions plus chemo) There have been a few hiccups along the way but on the whole I have done really well.

Struggling a little bit now though. This may sound silly but I knew that this next couple of weeks will very possibly get worse. In my head, I had equated this with feeling 'poorly', or tired or suchlike. Unfortunately, it's side effects that get worse isn't it?!

I am very lucky to have eaten all the way through but it now seems to be my taste that is going / just about gone and I'm finding it hard to get my head round it! It has been off for a while but this is a new level. Marmite -no taste, stilton - no taste, mint sauce - no taste!! The trouble is, I love food, it's so sad. I know things could be much worse but

Is this going to go on for ages?? I do need to lose some weight so it might help with that but would prefer something less drastic! Or any tips for foods that might still have some flavour?

Like I said, apologies to those of you that do have it much worse but any help would be uch appreciated x

Beesuit over 4 years ago in reply to LindaWT

We’re away at the moment and ogling our neighbours vans. They have absolutely shot up in price. Covid effect I guess.

Dani

Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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PFJTHS over 4 years ago in reply to Beesuit

But once the season is over and international travel re-opens the value will plummet. Already seeing that with boats being reduced as people realise the cost of running them and the housing bubble seems to have peaked around us.

Peter

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Beesuit over 4 years ago in reply to PFJTHS

Yeah isn’t that the way Peter? At least we didn’t buy at the top.
we will hang on in our new home and once the dog has passed away we will downsize again. I can’t / won’t drive our leviathan at present.

Dani

Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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MarkEL over 4 years ago in reply to Beesuit

I’m hankering after something similar Dani, but am holding fire in the hope that prices will come down once staycations are no longer de rigeur!

Beesuit over 4 years ago in reply to MarkEL

I’m sure they will. Prices are daft. We used our first camper fir three years and got the same that we paid for it in part exchange for our motor home, the price of which has shot up 15k since we got it in 2019

Dani

Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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