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If you lost your sense of smell what day of infection was it?

43 replies

Mooscow · 08/12/2021 16:06

DD is on Day 12 of her isolation so now back to school. She had bad cold symptoms, feeling sick and a dry cough. She's just today lost her sense of smell. Is that normal? Seems very late if she's now on Day 14. Just a bit concerned that she's come out of isolation too soon.

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Litthefirealready · 09/12/2021 18:01

Day four for me, am on day five now and miss it desperately already!

NeverRTFT · 09/12/2021 18:06

About day 7 for me, maybe later. When I was past the worst of it (except the fatigue... 😣)

Yika · 09/12/2021 18:08

Around day 7 or 8 of symptoms I think

TheGriffle · 09/12/2021 18:09

Day 3 or 4 for me. Still not back after 9 weeks and I get the hallucinatory cigarette smoke smell all the time.

RavingAnnie · 09/12/2021 18:42

We lost ours about day 14 roughly. It happened as we were getting better!

Akire · 09/12/2021 18:44

Day 5 lost it while waiting for PCR to come back. So was no doubt it be positive.

RedHot22 · 09/12/2021 18:46

Day 5
It’s been months. I can taste but still not smell a thing

morticiamarkle · 09/12/2021 19:16

I was late with the smell thing. About day 12 perhaps? It slowly coming back now (nearly 2months after first positive test)

SkyLarkDescending · 09/12/2021 19:34

Today! Day 4.

I can taste sweet/salty etc but food has no flavour because I can't smell a thing. In fact I couldn't eat a pizza today as it was overpoweringly salty without the other flavours to balance it out.

I will be gutted if it's not back in time for Xmas dinner Angry

PokemonGoGoGo · 09/12/2021 19:35

Day 3-4. It came back after about 2-3 weeks.

getsanta · 09/12/2021 19:36

Day 4 or 5 for me too. Just coming back now on about day 15.

Costumeidea · 09/12/2021 19:37

@SkyLarkDescending

Today! Day 4.

I can taste sweet/salty etc but food has no flavour because I can't smell a thing. In fact I couldn't eat a pizza today as it was overpoweringly salty without the other flavours to balance it out.

I will be gutted if it's not back in time for Xmas dinner Angry

Yes! Exactly this. I had to throw away some toast because it tasted bitter too.

Spicy food with no flavour is just rank.

Bemystarlord · 09/12/2021 19:39

About day 5/6

getsanta · 09/12/2021 19:45

@SkyLarkDescending

Today! Day 4.

I can taste sweet/salty etc but food has no flavour because I can't smell a thing. In fact I couldn't eat a pizza today as it was overpoweringly salty without the other flavours to balance it out.

I will be gutted if it's not back in time for Xmas dinner Angry

I had a medium rare steak at at fancy restaurant and couldn't get it down because the texture was actually disgusting when you could taste it. Then I salted it and all I could taste was the salt.

Sweet came back first for me though.

getsanta · 09/12/2021 19:45

*couldn't taste it.

augustusglupe · 09/12/2021 20:03

Day 7

bizboz · 09/12/2021 20:03

DD lost hers about day 7.

poppy235 · 09/12/2021 20:05

Also day 4 or 5. Came back after about 10 days.

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