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AlaskaAngel · 09-13-2007, 12:14 PM

Marly, the only comment I have to contribute is that I lost most of my sense of taste and smell from CAF chemo 5 years ago, and don't know the basis for that. I can sense fullness or hunger, and texture, but I have to salt or spice or sweeten food with Stevia a lot to make it interesting.

Unfortunately, that never translated to any weight loss, though! Hunger takes precedence.

There are brain lesions that do affect smell and so it is a good thing your doc is thorough enough to check you out with imaging. Let us know how things go.

A.A.

09-13-2007, 12:14 PM	#4
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Treatment effects Marly, the only comment I have to contribute is that I lost most of my sense of taste and smell from CAF chemo 5 years ago, and don't know the basis for that. I can sense fullness or hunger, and texture, but I have to salt or spice or sweeten food with Stevia a lot to make it interesting. Unfortunately, that never translated to any weight loss, though! Hunger takes precedence. There are brain lesions that do affect smell and so it is a good thing your doc is thorough enough to check you out with imaging. Let us know how things go. A.A.