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I am post surgery 3weeks for tarsal tunnel surgery/baxton nerve surgery. husband, son had been sick, but son tested negative for covid. i have not been able to taste or smell for 2 days. concerned that it is not covid and something serious/permanent?
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COVID 19 concerns: Unfortunately loss of smell (and sometimes taste) occurs fairly frequently with COVID 19. Suspicion for COVID 19 is higher if you have at least 2 of these symptoms: temp of at least 99.6 F (37.5 C), Cough, Shortness of breath, Chills, Shivering, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat or new loss of taste or smell. Other conditions can also cause lack of smell. Consider telemedicine consult .
Answered 1/8/2021
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