Sweet Smell When Breathing - It is a sinus infection or Pseudomonas

@jcwest211 I am double posting my answer to be sure you see it.
These are signs of an exacerbation - it doesn't really matter whether sinus or pseudomonas. It's time to contact your doctor before you have to wait through the holiday weekend and potentially end up in the ER.

This is a good reminder - anyone with a chronic lung disease who is susceptible to infections should work out an "emergency plan" with their pulmonologist.
The plan should include whether/when to "double up" on nebs and airway clearance, when to call them, and when to be seen immediately if your doc is not available.
Having a plan in place has kept me out of the ER, where unfamiliar docs nod their heads like they are agreeing with you, and then put forth an incorrect treatment.

Thank you, I did see both posts.

Is the sweet smell experienced with every breath or is it intermittent?

@celia16 It was every breath.....now gone since getting on an antibiotic.....believe it is a sinus infection.

That’s really interesting. I don’t recall anything like that. I had an intermittent phantom sweet smell like fabric softener during a time after covid. It has resolved. I suppose it could have been an infection. My ENT didn’t mention that though.

Glad you’re improving.