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Jerry Avins
Feb 25, 2012, 11:27:01 AM2/25/12
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On Friday, February 24, 2012 10:22:19 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:48:25 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
> > IMHO, if you are going to eat limburger cheese, it's a good thing that you
> > live alone! meheheh
>
> Limburger lovers should marry other stinky cheese fiends. How can you
> have a match made in heaven if only one liked ripe cheeses?
>
> I have limburger and roquefort on hand, as well as a durian and a
> fresh jar of rotten mackerel (ancient Chinese secret - smells like
> it's 800 years old). I bought them all yesterday. Why? Because I'm
> celebrating.
>
> I couldn't taste anything for 3.5 days, and most food-smell was gone.
> But I could smell some other non-food things extra strong. I had my
> neighbor come over and smell for natural gas, but no - no gas smell.
> But I couldn't smell my asparagus pee. Same substance, IIRC. I gave
> up trying to figure out all the different smells.
>
> It had me worried. I just started getting my tastes back today.
> Along with a bout of shingles under my nose. I have no idea what
> caused this but it's wasn't any sort of medication or external forces.
> Since I just got shingles in that area, and that's a nerve thing, I'm
> figuring they're related. I've had them before usually to the left or
> right of my nose, but never in February. Shingles are June thing.
>
> I couldn't bear to eat much since everything tasted like nothing, and
> that evens throws off the texture of things. I actually started
> eating a piece of fried chicken with a fork and knife and I got
> halfway through with it and I'm like, WTF am I doing eating a chicken
> thigh with a knife and fork?
I'm glad that you recovered.
Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:48:25 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
> > IMHO, if you are going to eat limburger cheese, it's a good thing that you
> > live alone! meheheh
>
> Limburger lovers should marry other stinky cheese fiends. How can you
> have a match made in heaven if only one liked ripe cheeses?
>
> I have limburger and roquefort on hand, as well as a durian and a
> fresh jar of rotten mackerel (ancient Chinese secret - smells like
> it's 800 years old). I bought them all yesterday. Why? Because I'm
> celebrating.
>
> I couldn't taste anything for 3.5 days, and most food-smell was gone.
> But I could smell some other non-food things extra strong. I had my
> neighbor come over and smell for natural gas, but no - no gas smell.
> But I couldn't smell my asparagus pee. Same substance, IIRC. I gave
> up trying to figure out all the different smells.
>
> It had me worried. I just started getting my tastes back today.
> Along with a bout of shingles under my nose. I have no idea what
> caused this but it's wasn't any sort of medication or external forces.
> Since I just got shingles in that area, and that's a nerve thing, I'm
> figuring they're related. I've had them before usually to the left or
> right of my nose, but never in February. Shingles are June thing.
>
> I couldn't bear to eat much since everything tasted like nothing, and
> that evens throws off the texture of things. I actually started
> eating a piece of fried chicken with a fork and knife and I got
> halfway through with it and I'm like, WTF am I doing eating a chicken
> thigh with a knife and fork?
I'm glad that you recovered.
Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
Mark Thorson
Feb 25, 2012, 1:40:07 PM2/25/12
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Sqwertz wrote:
>
> It had me worried. I just started getting my tastes back today.
> Along with a bout of shingles under my nose. I have no idea what
> caused this but it's wasn't any sort of medication or external forces.
> Since I just got shingles in that area, and that's a nerve thing, I'm
> figuring they're related. I've had them before usually to the left or
> right of my nose, but never in February. Shingles are June thing.
The shingles and loss of smell might not be
>
> It had me worried. I just started getting my tastes back today.
> Along with a bout of shingles under my nose. I have no idea what
> caused this but it's wasn't any sort of medication or external forces.
> Since I just got shingles in that area, and that's a nerve thing, I'm
> figuring they're related. I've had them before usually to the left or
> right of my nose, but never in February. Shingles are June thing.
related, even though they both involve nerves.
I'd be suspicious that the shingles might be
a consequence of poor nutrition. If you're
not already taking a daily multivitamin, you
should consider that. Cheap generic brands
are just fine, but watch out for the mineral
content. If you don't know your hemochromatosis
status, do not take supplemental iron. Also,
it may be a bad idea to take supplemental copper.
Loss of smell could have a number of causes,
some quite serious, like a brain tumor.
Gary
Feb 25, 2012, 2:07:01 PM2/25/12
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Jerry Avins wrote:
>
> On Friday, February 24, 2012 10:22:19 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> > I have limburger and roquefort on hand, as well as a durian and a
> > fresh jar of rotten mackerel (ancient Chinese secret - smells like
> > it's 800 years old). I bought them all yesterday. Why? Because I'm
> > celebrating.
> > I couldn't taste anything for 3.5 days, and most food-smell was gone.
>
>
> On Friday, February 24, 2012 10:22:19 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> > I have limburger and roquefort on hand, as well as a durian and a
> > fresh jar of rotten mackerel (ancient Chinese secret - smells like
> > it's 800 years old). I bought them all yesterday. Why? Because I'm
> > celebrating.
> > I couldn't taste anything for 3.5 days, and most food-smell was gone.
>
> I'm glad that you recovered.
I'm also glad you recovered too, Steve. You should have eaten all the
celebratory rotten food listed above *before* your taste came back though,
imo.
Taste comes back, I want a good hamburger or whatever, not a jar of rotten
mackeral. hahahah WTH were you thinking?
Anyway, all joking aside.....glad you are "back." What causes your taste
and smell to die out for a few days?
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Mark Thorson
Feb 29, 2012, 10:28:13 PM2/29/12
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Sqwertz wrote:
> though. My brain is re wired funny-like from several head injuries.
> Never had this happen though.
A tumor is just one of several possibilities.
A recent blow to the head could do it. I don't
know if an older one could suddenly manifest as
anosmia, but the nervous system is much less
predictable than other functions of the body,
so I suppose lots of things are possible.
Since it's a new symptom, I'd be really alarmed
if it happened to me.
>
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:07:01 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
> > Anyway, all joking aside.....glad you are "back." What causes your taste
> > and smell to die out for a few days?
>
> Beats me. Brain tumor according to Mark. I have other theories
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:07:01 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
> > Anyway, all joking aside.....glad you are "back." What causes your taste
> > and smell to die out for a few days?
>
> though. My brain is re wired funny-like from several head injuries.
> Never had this happen though.
A tumor is just one of several possibilities.
A recent blow to the head could do it. I don't
know if an older one could suddenly manifest as
anosmia, but the nervous system is much less
predictable than other functions of the body,
so I suppose lots of things are possible.
Since it's a new symptom, I'd be really alarmed
if it happened to me.
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