Taste buds and tongue hurts

Thanks for all the taste bud stories. I feel much better, however my tongue also feels as though it was burnt, but it has not. anyone feel that way?

I look forward to tasting something other than cardboard.
D

Mine did too, but the roof of my mouth would get very tender after eating anything. It was like after you eat a lot of salty stuff.
I wondered why our mouths would be affected by any of this?
P

I'm back on for the first time since surgery and I can't believe I see this post. My tongue has been sore since the day after surgery - last Wed. It even bled a little when I brushed it. It's better today, but I wonder what that's all about.

Funny to see I'm not the only one - probably not the only one to experience anything, I'm sure.

After I came out of the OR-my dh said-"let me see your tongue"-it was bruised and purple!
I'm sure it was from the tube they put in-
But it did go away after a couple of days-anyone else with a purple tongue?
Finally I can taste again!!

Check and make sure your tongue doesn't have white stuff on it. Mine hurt and had white splotches - turned out I had oral thrush from having been on antibiotics so long. It was treated with diflucan and nystatin.
Jan

Hi Ladies,

I experienced the same thing as Jan. For about a week after my surgery, my tongue felt very raw and my taste buds had gone on vacation. Turns out it was thrush from receiving mega-doses of antibiotics for the surgery.

I didn't receive any treatment and it cleared up on it's own. Though in hindsight I wished I had called my Dr. rather than suffer through those symptoms for a whole week.

Best wishes and s