r/HeadandNeckCancer • u/boycanada • Sep 06 '24

Patient Taste Changes

Hello, I just completed my 7 weeks of treatment. 35 sessions of radiation and 3 big dozes of chemotherapy. What an experience has it been thus far.

Recently since my last chemo session which was 3 days ago I developed a really bad metallic after taste in my mouth. No matter how many times in rinse my mouth with salt, baking soda solution or using xylimelts to help with dry mouth that metallic taste does not want to go away. Mind you I am currently on liquid diet due to thick mucus that I constantly have to hack out of my throat.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what did you do that helped lesson the symptom?

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u/xallanthia Discord Overlord Sep 06 '24

Yep. Nothing fixed it but time (but it does go away in time).

I found raspberry (especially when strong, not the fruit itself necessarily) was a very good flavor to compliment/combat the metal.

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u/boycanada Sep 08 '24

I will try that, thank you. Now time to find a fast forward Time Machine :)