"I EAT, because I'm unhappy! And, I'm unhappy, because I EAT!"

... "It's a VICIOUS cycle!"(--Fat Bastard, one of the 'Austin Powers' films)

... Those were my PREVIOUS sentiments about MANUAL feeding--via MY MOUTH.  (I dislike saying that I FED MYSELF "ORALLY".) ("BAD FORM!--'Hook')

HOWEVER, my nurse JUST told me that--with the PROPER consistency of food, HABITUALLY/REGULARLY eaten--my sense of taste COULD VERY WELL RETURN!  (Since the two senses are DIRECTLY correlated/related, I COULD then RE-gain SMELL!)

Now, I've GOTTA make sure my nurse gets THAT food!