Is it normal to be bothered by some smells and be very sensitive to smell after surgery or am I the only one?

You're not alone. There was a carry in where I work Friday. Lots of crock pots going. The smells were overwhelming. I don't know if it bothered me because I couldn't partake....but I couldn't eat lunch in the same room. It was almost nauseating.

I'm on day 6 after surgery. around day 4 different places I would smell a skunk. bizarre.

I feel nauseated from the smells myself....it's really bad and I don't know how to stop it.

I thought it was just me. My sense of smell has increased significantly. Some smells really bother me now.....like bacon cooking or steamed shrimp.

My daughter had a doughnut yesterday in the car. It was so overwhelmingly sweet smelling I had to roll down the window.

I am almost 8 weeks out and was so surprised. It hadnt happened before.

Right after surgery, my sense of smell was just like it was when I was pregnant, and I'm too old for that, lol. Now, 4.5 months later, it's still more sensitive than before surgery. In fact, I thought the ground turkey I was cooking was bad, so I pitched it and went and got more...and the new stuff smells the same, but I know it's not bad.

No kidding?? I wonder why our sense of smell changes? Just like MichiganChic, I too had a very sensitive sense of smell when I was pregnant but no other time. I guess something to look forward to...or not ??!!! Then again, I have heard that things taste different too. Things you used to love to eat are no longer appealing? Strange??

I find this topic really interesting because I do not have much of a sense of smell. I had a nasal pollypectomy when I was a teenager and after I could smell perfume faintly if I hug someone, but I am unable to smell baked goods while in the oven or even if someone has gas (ok you know what I mean and my husband loves it that I can't smell his gas..lol) I am pre surgery and I will let you know if it increases. I personally would love to smell a candle burning or my moms homemade bread baking in the oven or even get a little grossed out from the human smells.

I had no sense of smell pre surgery. I am 6 days post op and going crazy. I smell potatoe soup I ate from yesterday and it's not going away. Driving me crazy!!!

Yes yes yes! Everything stinks...lol. I went out and spent $30 in plug ins and incense

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OMG yes!!! I can smell everything!! It's so strange!

I'm a caregiver working in a client home before surgery I couldn't tell the family had dogs and cats that have sinced past years ago, after I came back the minute I walked through that door it hit me and I swear the smell gets worse everytime I come to work.

It's normal for the first few months. So are food aversions. It should get better after a few months according to my surgeon.

oh yes, even none food things stink to me. I thought I was the only one! I feel like the whole house stinks and it doesn't.