Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 11 months before improving or writing
Long COVID smell and taste loss, everything smelled rotten, now somewhat better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 11 months
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Tested positive for covid on October 14, 2021.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
This improved slightly by February and March, but only slightly and has not changed since that time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Tested positive for covid on October 14, 2021.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Orchid 71304 caught COVID in October 2021 and lost all sense of smell and taste. Smell and taste seemed to be returning about three weeks later, but in January 2022 everything began to smell horrible—chemical, rotten or disgusting—and water tasted of chemicals. Taste was mostly okay though toned down, with a few former favourites now disgusting. A slight improvement in February and March 2022 held, and by September 2022 nothing smelled good and water still tasted of chemicals.
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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 |
|---|---|
| October 14, 2021 | COVID-19; lost all smell and tasteTested positive for covid on October 14, 2021. I woke up that morning and could not smell or taste anything.In context ↗ |
| about three weeks later (November 2021) | smell and taste seemed to be coming backAbout three weeks later, things seemed to be improving on the smell and taste front.In context ↗ |
| January 2022 | everything began to smell and taste horribleThen in January, out of nowhere, everything started to smell and taste horrible - sickening.In context ↗ |
| February and March 2022 | slight improvement in smell and taste distortionThis improved slightly by February and March, but only slightly and has not changed since that time.In context ↗ |
| September 18, 2022 | still cannot enjoy normal smellsI can’t wait for the day I can enjoy the smell of my bath wash again, lol.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
everything started to smell and taste horrible - sickening
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