Coffee

@iserbrown I also now can't stand blacktea which I used to love..... I'm drinking green and peppermint teas now...... weird how our taste changes!!

When coffee was a no go for me I switched to hot chocolate, and then tried chai latte, which I wasn't a great fan of before,  but found was nice for a change.

@iserbrown I needed my coffee so I tried heaps of different ones until I found one I could tolerate. Interestingly, it was the highest dose caffeine one. Once chemo and its side effects were over, I couldn't stand the taste of the really caffeinated one and went back to my normal pre chemo taste.

I was coffee only, can't stand the smell of tea!
Now it's hot chocolate when I'm out and the occasional Ovaltine Light break at home.
Last thing I expected was to lose the taste for something I've enjoyed for years!  Dear oh dear!

@iserbrown
That is so traumatic. How do you survive!!!!!!!

It's gone 6 months since I had surgery and my taste for coffee has not returned!  

Hi @Katie46,
I'm having my first cup of coffee for the day right now - still dark and stars are out - and it is so gooood!
I am 7 years post surgery, chemo etc and I keep in touch with the network; usually first thing in the morning.

from jennyss in Western NSW

@Coastiejas I've been drinking hot chocolate because coffee tasted musty, hot chocolate tasted normal,  chemo side effects are so random. 🤷‍♀️

Hi @Katie46
Yay! You definitely need to hang on to the positives! I'm not a coffee drinker but I was recently able to have my first hot chocolate since starting chemo!! ;)

@Katie46 That is such a nice step. I was able to drink coffee through all my paclitaxol, so enjoy. AC was the pits with no coffee to make it feel better.