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Capecitabine and taste buds

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My partner has just finished her first stint of chemo taking Capecitabine, anyone got any insight into how long will it take for her taste buds to return and, as stupid and as trivial this may sound, how long before she may enjoy a cup of tea again. She was a big tea drinker and hasn't enjoyed a cup for most of the duration of the chemo, she's really missing the enjoyment of a lovely cuppa. 

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    I was in capecitabine earlier this year, I was on 2 weeks on 1 week off. I love my tea, but it tasted horrible, I needed to get other tastes in my mouth and ended up drinking hot orange or lemon squash but still started my day with a cuppa. I don't think my taste buds got back to normal till I finished the treatment. There are a few things now I can't stand the thought to eat or drink since I finished my treatment. Hopefully it won't be too long before you enjoy your cup of tea.

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    I was in capecitabine earlier this year, I was on 2 weeks on 1 week off. I love my tea, but it tasted horrible, I needed to get other tastes in my mouth and ended up drinking hot orange or lemon squash but still started my day with a cuppa. I don't think my taste buds got back to normal till I finished the treatment. There are a few things now I can't stand the thought to eat or drink since I finished my treatment. Hopefully it won't be too long before you enjoy your cup of tea.

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