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Hi everyone.

So something happened to me that I am kinda scared about. Last Thursday I was leaving the house, I got to my car and sat down and suddenly I smelled something so overpowering that nausea came over me, I was gagging and coughing and just felt really sick. This morning the same thing happened. I smelled something, got nauseous and had to rush to the bathroom.

Has this happened to anyone after surgery??? I am really scared that I'm pregnant. I'll take a test tomorrow but has anyone had similar experience?

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I'm pre-op, but that's exactly how I felt with both if my pregnancies!! Definitely test!!

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I have a heightened sense of smell, for sure, and it reminds me of being pregnant, though it hasn't made me queasy.

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That was me exactly for the first 2 months post op. how far out are you? It went away luckily!

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Please call your doctor, as well. Even if you aren't pregnant, it would be good to know if this is fairly common and if there is anything you can do about it, right?

Good luck!

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This is not abnormal. I have had an extremely heightened sense of smell since surgery. Little smells that previously would not have bothered me can make me very ill now. It was much worse immediately post-op so at least it is getting better with time.

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Thanks everyone. I'm 2 and a half months post op. It only happened for the first time last week though.

I've had some mixed answers so I'll definately go ahead with the test.

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