Thanks Mick, I certainly will.

Harry

--- In dysosmia@yahoogroups.com, "O'Hare, Mick (RBI-UK)"
<Mick.O'Hare@...> wrote:
>
> Good luck Harry, I do hope it pays off for you. Keep us informed.
>
> Mick
>
> > ----------
> > From: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com on behalf of harryony1
> > Reply To: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 4:13 PM
> > To: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [dysosmia] Re: New member introduction
> >
> > Hello Anne
> >
> > Read on with what Mick has to offer, a great cronological of
events
> > that he has shared with us and his recovery. Also read past
> > messages to learn of others experiences. Myself, I have finally
made
> > the commitment to travel to Washington D. C. and be evaluated by
Dr.
> > Henkin. My appointments are for the 26th and 29th of this month
and
> > will report on my sucesses and failures. Time will tell. Good
Luck!!
> >
> > HarryO
> >
> > --- In
> > dysosmia@yahoogroups.com, "annegian" <annegian@> wrote:
> > >
> > > So I'm not crazy. It's good to know.
> > >
> > > My story. About a year ago, I had a terrible cold including
such a
> > stuffed up head I
> > > couldn't breathe. After about 5 days of being unable to pull
any
> > air through my nose, I
> > > went through 5-7 days of having absolutely no sense of smell or
> > taste - nada - zip. As the
> > > senses came back, I noticed two things: Coffee smelled funny
(and
> > slight difference in
> > > taste) and my sugar-free, caffeine-free diet Coke tasted mildly
of
> > mold. I more or less
> > > lived with it and never really questioned it.
> > >
> > > About 8-10 weeks ago, my symptoms started to compound. It
started
> > one day in the work
> > > cafeteria. I noticed a very unpleasant odor - never smelled it
> > before - a chemically smell
> > > with a slight undertone of ammonia. Then I noticed all my t-
shirts
> > smelled funny. Then I
> > > noticed the dishwasher had the same odd aroma. Again I didn't
> > really think much about it.
> > > I've always had a keen sense of smell which my husband does not
> > have. I asked him and
> > > he didn't smell anything. Then I noticed that my bath wash
smelled
> > funny (a different,
> > > sweet but unpleasant smell). Then I noticed that my hand wash
had
> > that odd cloying smell.
> > >
> > > I started to complain more about it to my husband - asking him
to
> > smell things for me.
> > > But still didn't put it all together.
> > >
> > > Then this week I had the "Oh &#*# - something is very wrong
here".
> > Stopped at Starbucks,
> > > my husband bought a donut and I took one bite and the taste of
that
> > bad smell just filled
> > > my mouth - I had to spit it out. A donut for crimeny sakes!!
Then I
> > tried the tiniest crumb.
> > > Same thing. Now I know something is very wrong. I
> > googled "olfactory halluncinations"
> > > and here I am. Last night, at a Mexican restaurant, I found out
> > that cilantro tastes like
> > > glazed donut!! Wow - what a new world this is ;-)
> > >
> > > Spoke to my brother (an MD but not ENT specialist) last night
and
> > he suggested that a
> > > virus could have damaged my nerve. The increase in abnormal
smells
> > and tastes might
> > > suggest the nerves are trying to regenerate. But either way,
I'm
> > calling my doctor today.
> > >
> > > What scares me is whether this may be permanent. It's like a
time
> > bomb. What will I put in
> > > my mouth next that will taste so horrible I'll be spitting it
> > out... in a restaurant. Out last
> > > night, as I passed various restaurants in an outdoor shopping
mall,
> > the smell was
> > > overwhelming. I felt like an idiot having to cover my nose with
my
> > hands. Ordered my
> > > dinner and ended up eating rice - everything else has "essence
of
> > cilantro" in it. Cilantro -
> > > one of my most favorite foods. No more Mexican for me.
> > >
> > > All my clothes stink. Most of my soaps and shampoos either
stink or
> > don't smell the way
> > > they did. I'm a person who uses smell as one of my primary
purchase
> > drivers. I buy things
> > > that smell nice. Now I only smell this horrible stench. I have
> > those lovely reed diffusers in
> > > almost every room. I now realize they've "turned" on me. >
> > >
> > > Anyway, glad to find I'm not crazy, but if this is permanent,
I'm
> > not sure I'll be able to
> > > survive it. Not sure if I'd rather have lost my sense of smell -

> > but as my world closes down,
> > > it's very depressing.
> > >
> > > Joining this group to get advice and look for similarities in
> > cases - and hopefully to read
> > > about stories of recovery. I have to have something to hold on
to.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > anne
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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