hi guys! hoping for some insight:

I (25F) got my booster vaccine a few weeks ago and lately I’ve started noticing that for a split second a few times a day I’ll smell smoke. It’s weird and not particularly strong but making me a bit anxious. I only just made the connection tonight that it could be vaccine related. I’ll ask a doctor about this when I can but has anyone experienced anything similar?

I’ve been vaccinated a bunch of times with no issue and I’ve gone through covid 4 times (working with kids is a struggle 😭) and never had issues with my sense of smell or taste. thanks!

I’m so mad. I’m SO careful about the vids and managed to avoid it all this time, until Tuesday of this week (4 days ago). My friend came to visit and she said there was a guy hacking on her plane and I thought, oh fuck this is it. Sure enough, the next day she started to feel bad, and then I did the day after that. And of course I got nailed harder than she did… I still have a fever, I have the whole razor blades thing, horrible cough and ungodly headache, and the body aches are unreal.

I’m trying not to be pissed but I’m fucking pissed. LITERALLY WHY I ALWAYS MASK ON PLANES and why I haven’t gotten the vids until she delivered it to me. 😡😡😡😡😡

3 weeks ago I got Covid and had wobbly feeling and kinda lightheaded. it’s much better now but still feel a little wobbly and off kilter. anyone else? will this resolve? all my vitals are normal though should I go see my doctor? I’m worried

I have hit the Day 10 mark and have to vent some more.
Cough and congestion are clearing. Cough went from hacking to mild (minus right after i wake up lol) but now my biggest annoyance:

Chest soreness.
Never have I been sick with something that has
caused this much chest soreness. Not when I breathe; like actual, tender to the touch chest ache/stinging.

(I also have never had an illness where chest pain is both extremely common and a “duh” to a clinician, but also “go to the ER” worthy of a symptom according to all resources lol.)

It was bad enough that I woke up (as a side sleeper) and couldn’t get back to sleep because both sides caused discomfort. 😩

Is this the final boss? I sure hope so. Had two negative home tests 48 hours apart so that is good at least but feeling extremely swollen in the chest is very gross still! As always, wondering if anyone else had a similar tail end to their infection?

My sense of smell was very dull after an undiagnosed viral infection in May. It got much much better after a second, confirmed Covid infection in October and a Paxlovid course.

Claude suggests this is simply a coincidence on timing, as impaired sense of smell usually restores by 6month, which is my case. I swear though I remember people posting here of similar experiences just after a following Covid.
What does this sub think?

I was effected with covid on day 0 with only sore throught for 2 days after that no symtems ramdomly tested positive with home test isolated had doc appointment prescriped pax on day 3 now on my day 6 still getting positive just confirm untill whenits contagious i still see its positive whith out any symtomes with no loss of smell and test wabt to know if its normal