I have never lost my taste or smell. Sometimes that is not a blessing. Sometimes food smells are horrific. Chicken salad smells like skunk to me. Other things smell like what I can only describe as a combination of everything that smells bad at once. I have horrible acid reflux, my tongue does burn at times. I am not sure if that is related to the acid reflux or not. I used to love to eat and was a healthy eater. Eating now is a very difficult as I have no idea what I will be able to tolerate smelling and eating from day to day. It has been over 3 years and there are still foods that I have not even bothered trying to eat again. I loved Mexican food and Thai food. I can only eat them if they are not spicy. Sadly Long COVID is like torture. My body aches most of the time. Sometimes it is so bad I just lay around and my GI issues are awful. The pain and GI issues are due to LC attacking my autonomic nervous system and I have POTS.

On the positive side, it has been over 3 years and I am learning to be a half full vs half empty person. I have new hobbies that can be put down and picked up whenever I feel like doing them. They make me happy. I no longer compare where I am now, unless posting on here, to where I was pre LC. My bar for a good day is really low now and starts with the fact I woke up. Then if I can make and drink coffee I am thrilled. If I can eat one meal a day and it tastes okay that is good, if it tastes and smells good then that is very exciting. Luckily I can work from home so that makes me feel like I am leading a productive life but I can no longer work the hours I used to.
I hope you can find some relief. Regardless of what symptoms we each have this has been such a life changer. I wish everyone the best test results, help from physicians, any small or big thing that brings joy to your life in the coming year.