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When to accept permanent long covid?
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I’m 19 months post covid. Some things have improved and for those I am grateful, but other things…..are the same. I try to have hope, but I’ve started considering that I must accept my new reality. I can barely envision my bitter taste resolving. I will continue to keep an open mind.
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I believe I began loosing my taste and smell after my first Covid Vaccine of Pfizer. I detected a metal taste in the back of my throat just after being injected. I caught Covid in December of 2022 and it’s now May 2025 and I still don’t have it back, but only detect salty, sweet or bitter tastes on my tongue when I eat. When I’m not eating, I will get an awful bitter taste on my tongue that is really awful! I do, on occasion, get whiffs of perfume or coffee in the morning but other than that, can’t smell anything. I was also recently told by the Chief of Neuro at Northwestern downtown that I won’t get my taste or smell back if it’s been over a year. Well, it’s been almost 3, so…I guess this is my new normal, unfortunately.
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Celia16.
Glad you've at least some improvement. Hopefully something to build on. Yes. Keep an open mind for new ideas. That is my direction moving forward. I'm at 11 months. Rotating symptoms of varying degrees. So much work trying to figure out what works best for me. Try to learn more every day with an open mind. So much an individual illness. Best wishes moving forward.