This entry is more because I thought of a cute catchy title to describe one of my current questions about life. When I will get my full sense of taste back.

I had my tonsils out almost exactly 2 months ago. The issue it was intended to cure is now indeed gone and I'm much happier. My ENT was fantastic, my recovery really quick, and I found vicodin in my milkshakes to be quite the yummy treat for someone in throat pain. That said, my sense of taste has not totally recovered, and it kind of drives me nuts.

I tend to be a creature of habit -- I tend to order the same foods and usually like them to taste the same from order to order. I've noticed that there are some things I definitely cannot taste as well as I used to. Garlic is one thing. Salt as well. It has made me cautious when I cook not to over spice.

Fortunately, my sense of smell is still fine -- I can smell garlic in food, and so on. Just the taste is, well, off. But that also makes for another question which is why if my sense of smell is okay, why is the taste still off. The two are related after all.

Oh well, just be forewarned if you're coming over and I'm cooking, the food might taste a little off!