I had COVID in September 2021, refused the vaccine despite constant pressure from physician, and ended up having to find a new job rather than get the jab even though I was working renote at the time. For about three months after getting over COVID, couldn’t smell or taste anything; month four came with all sorts “weirdness”: coffee smelled like chemicals, beef and chicken tasted rancid, the smell and taste of garlic and onion, which I used to love, drives me out of the room. Same for my wife; 2 1/2 years some things have improved slightly, but nothing is as it was before... just bizarre - believe it is called Parosmia.
Interesting. I had a similar experience, but mine started with a standard flu shot in 2014. I got the shot just before starting work, and before my shift ended I had serious pain in my knees, which went away by the next day, and a general malaise throughout my whole body which stuck around for months. I finished out that shift, and within two days, everything tasted like crap, I couldn’t smell anything and the thought of eating was unpleasant at best. This went on for over 2 years.
Also, oddly enough I somehow ended up with periodontitis inside of 2 weeks after that injection. It was a real shock to my dentist and hygienist, since I was seeing them every 3 months for other things.
All my symptoms have finally faded away, (10 years later!) with the exception of still needing more dental care than some, but I am now down to a “normal” visitation routine of every six months.
I sometimes wonder if I wasn’t a test subject of an earlier version of this mRNA experiment.