Damn taste bud changes have gotten worse. Not only do certain foods taste too sweet, now some are tasting bland. Tonight we had a dinner that’s normally very tasty, but all the different parts tasted the same: bland! I’ve been having trouble finding snacks and other things to eat – and now this issue is seeping into my meals too.
I did some Googling, and apparently it can take 1-2 months after chemo for taste buds to return to normal!!
While Googling, I couldn’t resist looking up other side effects. I found one on breastcancer.org on hair loss, which offered a typical timetable for hair regrowth on the head:
- 3–4 weeks after chemotherapy ends: soft fuzz
- 1 month to 6 weeks after: real hair starts to grow
- 2–3 months after: about an inch of hair
- 3–6 months: about 2–3 inches of hair
- 12 months: 4–6 inches of hair
So my question is if I already have soft fuzz before chemo is over, does that potentially mean that the real hair might come in sooner once chemo ends? Aaron thinks I’ve moved into the second phase already, but it’s white hair and hard to tell. Regardless, it’s gonna be a long time before I reach my previous length!
The closer I get to the end, indeed, the harder it gets!
4 responses to “Crappy Side Effects”
Chemo and all its terrible side effects are so rough! I just want to say, hang in there, Lisa! I can’t wait until all of this is behind you.
No one said it was ever going to be easy .Ugh 😣. But more is behind you than ahead so that is a good thing! The finish line is in view!👏👏👏
UGH! UGH! UGH! I am so bummed you are experiencing this! I hope it gets better soon, and also that you can find some foods that won’t be affected by this so you can enjoy something! One more UGH! And sending some HUGS too! 😫😖😩🫂 xoxo
When you look back at how long you have been on this trek up the mountain, while at a time your entire body has been bombarded by drugs and never ending procedures, I think your the U.S.A’s answer to Sir Edmund Hillary.