CancerCompass message board discussion started by LilLepreckaun on 1/15/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,19752,0.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I finished radiation 5 days a week for seven weeks. I finished the day after Thanksgiving. I have my taste back for the most of it, Some things I used to LOVE I can't stand anylonger, Such as Chocolate etc. Thats good right? Well My problem is that I still have no saliva gland working and I can't swallow so easy. I can eat broccilli ok and mac and cheese so long as it is really drippy but when do I get my spit back?????? LilLepreckaun Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT I didn't like chocolate initially after treatment, but I love it now (I'm 1 year 3 months post treatment - modified radical neck dissection followed by 6-1/2 weeks IMRT, weekly cisplatin and erbitux, daily ethyol).My saliva has slowly returned.  It's now probably 1/2 or so what it was pre-treatment.  I take daily evoxac.I had very little appetite for many months post-treatment, but now I am almost eating as much as I did pre-treatment.As hard as it seems, be patient - it sounds like you're doing pretty well so far.Best wishes,Chris Chrismd Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT i just found out today my mom has tonsil cancer. and its stage 4. she told me shes gonna have to have a feeding tube and chemo. i dont know hwat to do. i cant stop crying Rachel88 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT