CancerCompass message board discussion started by Kathy913 on 7/4/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,14050,0.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ almost done radiation on my face for sinus cancer. face is beet red and swollen. hair has fallin out . dont have any taste left  but the worst is i have tongue ulcers that hurt so bad they gave me all kinds of meds for pain  i just need to know when these will go away and if any one can tell me when taste buds come back  have 11 more treatments left and boy do i just want to quit.  the dr said my mouth sores and radiation burn to my mouth is because the radiation bounces off cavitys and burns inside of mouth. and help for the pain and info on taste buds please.. Kathy913 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Yes, your taste buds come back.  I had 33 treatments to neck and mouth.  I have some dry mouth problems.  I finished treatment in mid-june.  My taste buds started to come back about a month later.. starting with bitter, sour and earthy things...  Veggies like cauliflower, celery etc.. taste really good as do some whole grain things...  Sweet and salty are coming back but not as fast...  chocolate for some reason does not taste good.  Seems like the taste kind of varies day to day and am never sure what is going to taste good, so so or yuk,,,,  hang in there.  It does come to an end and you will get through it.  I was always able to taste eggs for some reason...    I escaped without tongue sores, though I think they were next.  Was getting some sore spots.   Skin at the base of my neck broke down right at the end.  All healed up just fine.  kim50 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT