03-23-2016, 09:39 PM
Hi Cricket,
Good luck for you and doggie. I'm thinking like Charon that it wouldn't have been fatal, but that's just a guess so good deal.
I remember when my taste started to return after radiation to the mouth and jaw had killed the taste cells--they are "fast" growing, "fast" reproducing, and that's what the radiation acts on. The first taste to come back is according to docs and people on my forum, is "bitter". The medical thought is that tasting "bitter", anthropologically speaking was a way of telling humans that it was not a good idea to eat it, good for survival.  Sweet, sour, and the other tastes return later, but bitter taste buds grow back first.Â
never bitter, Spanky
Good luck for you and doggie. I'm thinking like Charon that it wouldn't have been fatal, but that's just a guess so good deal.
I remember when my taste started to return after radiation to the mouth and jaw had killed the taste cells--they are "fast" growing, "fast" reproducing, and that's what the radiation acts on. The first taste to come back is according to docs and people on my forum, is "bitter". The medical thought is that tasting "bitter", anthropologically speaking was a way of telling humans that it was not a good idea to eat it, good for survival.  Sweet, sour, and the other tastes return later, but bitter taste buds grow back first.Â
never bitter, Spanky