Well, I ran into something a few weeks ago that I never guessed would have been a problem. I have completely lost my sense of taste and smell and I am having a really hard time with it.
So three weeks ago I had a viral sinus infection. At the time I didn't know it was viral, thought it was just a head cold. It laid me up for 2 days. Felt like I had a truck parked on my head the whole time. I was taking the usual over the counter meds / head clearers as prescribed. The second day it cleared up, but my taste and smell were gone. I thought it would come back. It has not.
I went to see a spe******t last week and he was really concerned. He put me on a huge dose of steroids and some other stuff. The meds are gone and still no improvement. I am scheduled to have a CT scan next week. This problem is common in older folks or those that smoke. I am 33 and a nonsmoker. Guess I am just lucky.
At his point I cannot differentiate between a dog turd and a candy bar. I can't taste or smell anything. No mouthwash, vinegar... nothing. I can tell if something is sweet, sour, salty or hot. Thats it. I got nothin else.
I was reading about the problem online and it is more common then I thought. It turns out that only 18% of people with this problem will make even a small improvement and that could take years. I am still hoping that I will just wake up one morning and everything will be normal again. It has been almost a month though and I am getting discouraged.
So I have a new UDS that is only a couple of months old and I have no desire to fire it up. I have stopped cooking all together and have been eating anything that just feels good texture wise.
The good news is that it wasn't caused by a brain tumor or some other life taker and let's be honest, if someone put a gun to your head and said that you had to give up two of your five senses which would you choose? I have also lost some weight.
I hope that things improve. Hope I dont have to live this way forever.
Big E
So three weeks ago I had a viral sinus infection. At the time I didn't know it was viral, thought it was just a head cold. It laid me up for 2 days. Felt like I had a truck parked on my head the whole time. I was taking the usual over the counter meds / head clearers as prescribed. The second day it cleared up, but my taste and smell were gone. I thought it would come back. It has not.
I went to see a spe******t last week and he was really concerned. He put me on a huge dose of steroids and some other stuff. The meds are gone and still no improvement. I am scheduled to have a CT scan next week. This problem is common in older folks or those that smoke. I am 33 and a nonsmoker. Guess I am just lucky.
At his point I cannot differentiate between a dog turd and a candy bar. I can't taste or smell anything. No mouthwash, vinegar... nothing. I can tell if something is sweet, sour, salty or hot. Thats it. I got nothin else.
I was reading about the problem online and it is more common then I thought. It turns out that only 18% of people with this problem will make even a small improvement and that could take years. I am still hoping that I will just wake up one morning and everything will be normal again. It has been almost a month though and I am getting discouraged.
So I have a new UDS that is only a couple of months old and I have no desire to fire it up. I have stopped cooking all together and have been eating anything that just feels good texture wise.
The good news is that it wasn't caused by a brain tumor or some other life taker and let's be honest, if someone put a gun to your head and said that you had to give up two of your five senses which would you choose? I have also lost some weight.
I hope that things improve. Hope I dont have to live this way forever.
Big E
