I’m done with chemo, but it’s not done with me. It’s been
almost three years since I finished chemotherapy for triple-negative breast
cancer. But the effects linger on.
I don’t really mind the hair thing. Before chemo my hair was
fine and straight. Now it is extra fine
and a little wavy. That’s good. It is also very thin which is not so good but
it is livable.
What really irritates me is the lasting effect of Taxol on
my taste buds. My sense of taste has never got back to where it was. The worst part is that there are some days
when everything tastes bitter – all day.
Bitter breakfast cereal is a bummer. Some days everything is pretty
bland. What I don’t understand is why this comes and goes.
Obviously this is not truly a problem; it is just an
irritation that I want to rant about today.
I’ve been cancer free for three years so I can’t complain, but it does
bug me so I kvetch a little.
End of rant.
