I AM 57 YRS OLD AND HAD A CYST ON MY TONSILS LAST FEBRUARY 2010. WHEN THIS CYST CAME UP, I WENT TO ER THEY REFERRED ME TO AN ENT. THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY NITE AROUND 2 AM. I NOTICED THE NEXT DAY, I HAD A TERRIBLE TASTE IN MY MOUTH. SEEMS AS THOUGH MY TASTE BUDS WERE AFFECTED. 3 DAYS LATER, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I SAW AN ENT WHO GAVE ME 2 OPTIONS - TONSILECTOMY OR REMOVE CYST. I DID NOT WANT THIS GROWTH TO COME BACK, SO I HAD TONSILS REMOVED THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS TOO SORE FOR DAYS AND DIDN'T REALIZE IF I HAD TASTE OR ANYTHING... ABOUT A MONTH AFTER SURGERY, I NOTICED I STILL HAD THIS AWFUL TASTE IN MY MONTH. CALLED ENT WHO PERFORMED SURGERY, SAYS TO GIVE IT A FEW MONTHS TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. WELL NOW IT IS ALMOST 1 YEAR NEXT MONTH AND I STILL HAVE THIS TERRIBLE TASTE. I USE AN ORAL HYGIENE DAILY, JUST HAD DENTAL WORK DONE, THE LAST THING WAS DEEP SCALING WHICH WAS SO PAINFUL.
AT WIT'S END PLEASE HELP!!