TMI for some...but how do you smell?

[JackieOMonroe 123]

Thank you for asking this question! I'm glad it's not just me. I can smell everything more than I used to and it seems like I smell funny all the time. Not just there, but everywhere. I shower daily, but I feel like I should start showering twice a day. I'm not used to this!

[swizzly 901]

I haven't really had any of this. My sense of smell is not changed at all. I've only tasted a couple of things that tasted different/bad (mostly sweet things). I haven't had a different body odor, fuzzy tongue or really bad breath. I have noticed that sometimes my urine smells different, even though it's pretty clear (I drink 2-3 l of Water a day).

ETA: Something super weird is that since surgery, I can neither hear nor feel myself pee. It's totally silent. WTF is that about? If I change my posture a bit, I can make it make some noise, but if I don't, I can't really tell when I'm done unless I look. Seriously, wtf.

[smkeller 3]

Probably because the pressure is less, just a guess[

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I haven't really had any of this. My sense of smell is

not changed at all. I've only tasted a couple of things that tasted different/bad (mostly sweet things). I haven't had a different body odor, fuzzy tongue or really bad breath. I have noticed that sometimes my urine smells different, even though it's pretty clear (I drink 2-3 l of Water a day).

ETA: Something super weird is that since surgery, I can neither hear nor feel myself pee. It's totally silent. WTF is that about? If I change my posture a bit, I can make it make some noise, but if I don't, I can't really tell when I'm done unless I look. Seriously, wtf.

[kellyw74 258]

I only notice the smell thing with my pee. It is usually clear, but it really stinks to me. I usually only think it stinks when I eat aspargus, but I started noticing it was stinky abut 3 weeks out. I am 13 weeks out tomorrow.

I also have the teenager acne breakouts around TOM. It is really annoying as I have NEVER had this problem!! I have started getting facials latley to help manage the breakouts.

Kelly

[Ruby 26]

OMG- I thought I was going crazy.. i can smell everything about a mile away.. i am 5 weeks out and noticed a change in scent also.. good to know im not abnormal and probably just my body going thru this new process..

[staceybea 0]

Thanks for the comment about your period. I am getting my first post-op period and it appears to be very old blood also. Glad it's not just me!

Wow! Great question! I thought it was just me. Texasmom, I've had the same problem and it seems to come and go. But when it's here, it's not good! Also, my periods are really weird now. They come on time but it looks like old blood. It's so weird and nasty. Does anyone else have this problem? It's embarrassing to even mention but hey, this is a pretty personal conversation after all.

[staceybea 0]

haven't really had any of this. My sense of smell is not changed at all. I've only tasted a couple of things that tasted different/bad (mostly sweet things). I haven't had a different body odor, fuzzy tongue or really bad breath. I have noticed that sometimes my urine smells different, even though it's pretty clear (I drink 2-3 l of Water a day).

ETA: Something super weird is that since surgery, I can neither hear nor feel myself pee. It's totally silent. WTF is that about? If I change my posture a bit, I can make it make some noise, but if I don't, I can't really tell when I'm done unless I look. Seriously, wtf.

Love the humor in your comment...keepin it light!

[elizabeth12677 6]

So I can smell things I couldn't before and my taste buds are weird. For example I had a strawberry Popsicle and could taste Peanut Butter with it...crazy! I take 2 showers a day now and can't seem to feel clean in my butt region?

[JDHenin 165]

Wow! Great question! I thought it was just me. Texasmom' date=' I've had the same problem and it seems to come and go. But when it's here, it's not good! Also, my periods are really weird now. They come on time but it looks like old blood. It's so weird and nasty. Does anyone else have this problem? It's embarrassing to even mention but hey, this is a pretty personal conversation after all.[/quote']

Yessss pen ! My first period after surgery was like that. Brownish. And yes to the post as well ! Body odor on a whole other level. Great. Lol

[stephers 0]

My urine was smelling really strong the first few weeks also, but the smell seems to have lessened. Could it possibly be from the increased sense of smell after the surgery, or is it from the body adjusting?

[rizabonita 41]

I was sleeved on 3/12/12. My breath was kicking so bad. I'd brush my teeth and within minutes it would reek again. I asked my doc at my two week post op appt and he told me it was normal. He said that it was all the Protein I was drinking that was the getting rid of the "fat". He told me that it could even affect body odor. For me it was just my bad breath. I'm 7wks post op and don't have that problem anymore.

Determined2lose:)

[thickchic 14]

Sooooo glad i saw this.... I felt like i smelled like a working construction man but nobody else smelled it... And i am also breaking out like a school girl...

[sdavis.777 0]

I'm not having that problem but I'm only 10 day out and I'm noticing bad hair loss!!!!

[kayte819 95]

I think all the weird/strong body odors are just to keep the boys at bay........we don't want them going crazy over our new sexier bods!