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Has anyone else experienced this my family can eat something or be eating something and it will make me so nauseous??? It’s horrible? Does it get better?

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I have not had my surgery yet, but used to work in surgery and I was always told that the anesthesia makes people’s sense of smell real sensitive. It should go away with time.

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It does get better but I definitely understand. My daughter was cooking with a lot of garlic after my surgery and I could smell it on her breath the next day. I was going crazy for almost two weeks, luckily I didn't experience any nausea but the smells were horrible..

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Welcome to the Losers Bench LOL... It absolutely drives me crazy!

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I just hope something will smell good eventually!!!! 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Can totally relate. For me it wasn't so much food smells - it was my husband's breath! I could barely bring myself to kiss him, where he's never had bad breath before. I'm now 5 months out, and the excessively strong sense of smell is gone. Thank goodness!

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1 hour ago, MegPRN said:

Can totally relate. For me it wasn't so much food smells - it was my husband's breath! I could barely bring myself to kiss him, where he's never had bad breath before. I'm now 5 months out, and the excessively strong sense of smell is gone. Thank goodness!

Ding ding ding! This right here. My husband literally has a nickname related to his perfect smile and perma-fresh breath, but right after surgery he smelled so bad to me. I noticed it with the kids, too. Luckily it went away! I'm 3 months out now.

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I actually experienced the opposite, I felt like my sense of smell deadened for about 3 weeks.

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I’m only 4 days post op but I could smell my husband eating crackers while I was in the shower lol! I thought I was going nuts!

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I’m 4 days post op & I smelled stuffed bell peppers my husband was making for the kids & it was like I could smell every seasoning in that dish it was overwhelming.

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3 days post op. Before and after surgery my sense of smell is amazing. Husband came to bed after eating chocolate. Smelled him all night long. Divorce lawyer is now in speed dial.

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I’m almost a month out, and it seems like everyone’s breath smells awful to me. Husband, kids, coworkers... I never thought this before surgery so I know it has to be related. I’m ready for it to subside.

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7 days post op and I swear there’s garlic hidden all over our house! Also I couldn’t drink tap Water anymore it just tasted really off I’ve had to buy bottled water by the truck loads

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