Worried I’ll overdose on salt!

HiDodo​ I hope you are doing okay with your chemo.
Yes I lost taste and had a changed appetite during and for a while after chemo. At first I really wanted Japanese food, mainly the vinegar rice packs wrapped in seaweed, or a version of rice porridge called congee. Eventually I lost my appetite and found it hard to think about food, I was inclined towards the salty foods like Jatz biscuits, cheese, bone broths, soups and soda water. 
I hope you can keep up your nutrition. My cholesterol and my liver function numbers were a bit unusual by the time I finished treatment and they’re only now (1 and 1/2 years later) settling down. 
Sending you all good wishes. 

Ah, the unexpected joys of chemo. Some chemotherapies are, to quote my oncologist, hard on soft tissue - eyes, mouth, nose. For me that meant a bloody nose and taste buds gone west. I could not taste most foods - the conventional wisdom is something spicy (salt may count!) but that didn't work for me. The few things I could taste were all mild - like egg and avocado! Everything else was soggy cardboard. The good news is that it rarely lasts longer than the chemo. And it could be worse, a colleague had taste buds that made everything she put in her mouth taste burned!  Best you can do is continue to eat well even if it gives no pleasure ( your body will be grateful, promise) and convince yourself that too much salt for what I hope is a relatively short time isn't too bad. Count down the weeks! Best wishes.

Dodo​  Thankyou for starting the conversation - sounds very tricky at the moment. While we wait for others to share their own lived experience, we thought you may find the below resources useful: 

• BCNA My Journey article Taste changes with chemotherapy
• BCNA My Journey article Poor appetite during treatment 
• eviQ information sheet Mouth problems during cancer treatment for more tips.

We hope the above supports you and perhaps also have a chat with your breast care nurse re any further tips and advice. BCNA's Helpline team (1800 500 258) will be back on Monday if you have any questions regarding the information above.