Still can't smell?!

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I became ill with covid-19 almost 6 weeks ago. (Tested +ve as frontline NHS.) I don't remember much about the first few days and only noticed I'd lost my sense of taste and smell on day 5, just as I was feeling a bit better and wanting to eat.
My sense of taste returned after a few days but I still can't smell anything!
I get whiffs occasionally, they may be 'memory' smells.
I can put my face into a bag of coriander and not smell a thing, and I love coriander!
I almost cooked an off chicken last week - it was in date but I knew something wasn't right with it (couldn't smell it) and it was only when my child gagged coming into the kitchen pointing at the offending chicken that I binned it.
Having no sense of smell is kind of handy for work, mostly.
Anyone else?
Any idea when I can wake up and literally smell the coffee again?

I'm the same. Not as long as you but sense of taste has returned and still waiting for smells to come back.

So sorry you poor thing but so glad you are OK apart from the loss of smell

Following with interest as I'm in exactly the same position- started covid-19 symptoms 6 weeks ago (not tested as not key worker) and although my sense of taste has come back a bit (not fully there yet) I can't smell a thing!

Frustrating isn't it?!

I had the full blown virus back in February, it's only been the past two weeks that that I can smell and taste things again. I could tell if something was sweet, but not any flavour or anything else.

Interesting... I have lost my sense of smell .. no particular other symptoms though. DH had a temperature and was really tired a month or so ago so we wondered if he's had a mild form of it..

I can't think why else my smell would go, I don't have a cold or hayfever. My nose just feels dry.

Anyone else had this?

My friend became ill on the 17th March. Her sense of smell came back on Thursday just gone. It was a strong whiff of perfume that made her realise.

Same here. It's been several weeks and smell is back, but I us d to have a great sense of smell and now I can only smell things faintly. Hope I get back to normal at some point (but starting to doubt I will )

Same here, tested positive at beginning of April and sense of smell and taste went on the second day and probably only about 10% is back now.

6+ weeks. Smell and taste week day 5. Lots of other lingering symlto. S. Smell has gone from nothing, to a waft on a breeze to about 10%. Taste from sweet/salty to about 10%. It's so upsetting.