Will the suffering end?!

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Goyca
Goyca Member Posts: 220
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Hello all. I'm sry its been a while since I last posted. But I was busy trying to get better from rads. But unfortunately 2 weeks ago I got a viral infection. Had fever and nausea. Spent 5 days in the hospital, came home 2 days ago. The funny thing allll tests came clean and good. But the nausea is killliiiinnng me :((( plus there is a horrible smell while I breath...a terrible smell even though I lost the smelling sense. But this inside my nose smell is killing meee....

can anyone help me with this smell issue?! Any ideas.

thank u. Lots of love.

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,722 Member
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    i can smell clearly now

    Goyca,

    Many of us develop (a temporary) bionic nose.  For me, it was the smell of Jevity  which put a hurt on my nose.

    Matt

  • hwt
    hwt Member Posts: 2,328 Member
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    CivilMatt said:

    i can smell clearly now

    Goyca,

    Many of us develop (a temporary) bionic nose.  For me, it was the smell of Jevity  which put a hurt on my nose.

    Matt

    Smell

    I think that is my only sense that was not affected. Sorry it is an issue for you. Zofran may help the nausea.

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
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    Me thinks it's

    the bionic nose.  I had it until a month after rads were over.  I could rival my German Shepherd in a search and rescue, my smeller was that good!  Things didn't smell bad, just very powerful....but I've heard some people talk about how awful things smelled during this phase.

    p

  • PJ47
    PJ47 Member Posts: 376
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    Dont know it this would help

    Perhaps a nettie pot to rinse out the nose may help with saline solution.  Also essential oisl such as lavendar may help mask the odor until it gets better.  Put a drop under your nose.

     

    PJ

  • tommyodavey
    tommyodavey Member Posts: 727 Member
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    PJ47 said:

    Dont know it this would help

    Perhaps a nettie pot to rinse out the nose may help with saline solution.  Also essential oisl such as lavendar may help mask the odor until it gets better.  Put a drop under your nose.

     

    PJ

    Super Smeller

    I too had the same experience as you are having.  Like the others here stated I could smell as good as my dog.  But later on it became a sick smell.  Like something was wrong.  I told my surgeon and he scoped me and found a severe sinus infection.  After the antibiotics, I felt normal again.  FYI, it was the sinus infection not going away that helped my ENT find my tumor.  It took 4 different antibiotics to finally get rid of it.  Two years clear now.  Hang in there, you'll make it.

     

    Tom

  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne Member Posts: 3,102 Member
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    goyca, so sorry you are

    goyca, so sorry you are having these problems.  i hope they get worked out and disappear very soon.

    God bless you,

    dj

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