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Im 3 weeks post op and I swear my smelling has turned into a superpower. I’m the only one recognizing these strong scents in my house and things I liked before make me sick now. The smell of the soaps in my bathroom absolutely nauseate me! Has anyone else experienced this? Will it go away??

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22 minutes ago, missmoe said:

Im 3 weeks post op and I swear my smelling has turned into a superpower. I’m the only one recognizing these strong scents in my house and things I liked before make me sick now. The smell of the soaps in my bathroom absolutely nauseate me! Has anyone else experienced this? Will it go away??

I noticed an increase in sense of smell for a little while. I noticed an increase in taste ability as well for a bit. Both have gone back to normal at this point.

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you are not the only one. It drives me totally bananas as i can smell everything LOL.. from like 10 ft away.. Whether its food or what not, i have super sensitive smell now.

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Yes! I had this! I'm already basically back to normal at 7 weeks. But the first month or so I was acutely aware of everyone's breath. Not my favorite time.

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I am 5 years out, my sense of smell and my sense of taste is still in overdrive!! I get a certain smell when I (hold on I know this is gross) blow my nose!! It is so strong I even taste it. I loved onions and garlic before my RNY. I tell you what until just recently they both made me sick to my tummy!! My poor hubby, he was so sad. He was a CHEF in the Navy, and he knows what it takes to season. Thank goodness its so much better for those 2 things, I can do them unless the garlic is strong. I still would never state that I want the senses to stop!! To my way of thinking it just helps me out.

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Same here! I can tell what everyone has eaten during the day. I can smell everything!!! I wonder if this I'd what it's like when you're pregnant?

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Yep, my smell is supersonic right now. It makes me not want to kiss my boyfriend because I can't handle his breath 😅

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Im 3 weeks post op and I swear my smelling has turned into a superpower. I’m the only one recognizing these strong scents in my house and things I liked before make me sick now. The smell of the soaps in my bathroom absolutely nauseate me! Has anyone else experienced this? Will it go away??
I smell everything more clearly as well but unfortunately it's breath. Not all bad but my brother ate truffle cheese and I swear I could smell his breath the whole day he was around. I also smell what my daughter eats in a day. It's kind of driving me crazy. I think I will just start putting a little perfume up under my nose to block the other smells[emoji30]

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How long does the super smell go away? I can't eat anything or keep anything down bc of it. I can smell EVERYTHING! I am 3 weeks post op and last 5 days have been awful.

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If I remember correctly, after my lap band many years ago, my super heightened sense of smell lasted about 6-7 weeks post op. Like someone else said, mine was most sensitive to breath and I could smell it from across the table! Super bizarre!

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3 hours ago, SimoneMonet said:

How long does the super smell go away? I can't eat anything or keep anything down bc of it. I can smell EVERYTHING! I am 3 weeks post op and last 5 days have been awful.

Hey there! It took me until I could eat solids again. i think eating more "regular food" de-sensitized me to it all. I could be wrong, but it definitely seemed that way. So a good 6 to 8 weeks and my super smell completely went away. I'm yours will go away soon. I know how annoying it is to have someone walk in a room and immediately smell their breath/cologne/B.O. LOL NOT FUN! This is all worth it, don't you worry!

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Have you noticed though some things smell so very good, you say to yourself" I believe I'll try a small piece of that! So you do and it tastes like something even the dog would refuse and he has been to get into the refuse bin!
I had made some snickerdoodels, first cookie I learned to make way back when I was a Brownie. Yeah I know people on liquid diet shouldn't eat Cookies, but it was gonna be 1/8th of a small 🍪. I am human as well as a Bariatric Patient, and I needed a little reward, figured it wouldn't matter, I urp up all solids anyway. So I grasped the 🍪 piece in my little hands and put it in my mouth. OMG all I could taste was Baking soda, no sweet and tasty sensation, just cinnamon-covered baking soda.. Yccch, spit it right out on the saucer, not going THERE again.
And my most offensive and pervasive offender to Me, my💪 armpits, Oh I wash them, I have put baking soda there, tried multiple deodorants and antiperspirant, it's like rotting onions and garlic, maybe the Vitamins or other post- surgery meds. IDK, Tomkitten hasn't complained but I just can't escape it, I almost would trade it for ketosis breath. THAT I might be able to gargle away!😧

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