Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 3 years
Long COVID loss of taste and smell, then distorted smell; some symptoms at three years
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've had the horrid cigerette smoke smell bad right after one of my times with covid.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
right after one of my times with covid
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person who had COVID lost taste and smell for a period after being sick, then regained smell distorted: beef smelled rotten and celery of cat pee, with a constant phantom cigarette-smoke smell. Three years on, celery was edible again and the cigarette smell only occasional, but meat was still hard and celery sometimes still smelled of cat pee.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| onset | COVID infection, followed by phantom smoke smellright after one of my times with covidIn context ↗ |
| — | lost taste and smellI also experienced no taste/smell for a period of time after I was sickIn context ↗ |
| — | smell returned distorted; constant phantom cigarette smokeWhen I regained my smell, beef always smelled rotten, I always smelled cigerrette smoke AND cat pee.In context ↗ |
| 2025-01-04 | could eat celery again after three years; phantom smell occasionalIt's only now, 3 years later, that I can eat celery again ... Once in a while it comes backIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I also experienced no taste/smell for a period of time after I was sick ... phantom cigarette smell constantly for a long time- now occasionally it shows up