my friend just had a major surgery:lung cancer. His left lung has been removed.Very successful ...but while at the Rehab,he is feeling too dizzy to exercise.He had difficulty eating because the food there is tasteless. He told the dietician to season his food a little bit more.( He is someone who used a lot of seasoning when he cooked.)They transferred him to another hospital because of kidney infection; are there ways of dealing with this problem?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is possible that your friend was given a lot of medicines during and after the surgery for removal of lung cancer and this has cause temporary loss of taste sensation. Surgery for lung cancer itself will not can any abnormal taste perception. However, the surgery is a major procedure and recovery takes time, and he will feel weakness for some weeks. Since he is also having kidney infection therefore he requires being under antibiotics for quick recovery. The loss of taste is a temporary problem, and he might request for extra seasoning in his diet. He should have daily 2200 kcal diet including good proteins and vitamins. Please do not worry.