i know this is a goof ball question but....

Stuff stinks to me…is that normal??? Like people’s breath…hehe but really things stink… is it me, is it others, is it the chemo???

yup, that’s the chemo - heightened sense of smell - seems to miss out the nice ones though.
apparently it does go away again
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No Lee you are not alone! My sense of smell and taste is all over the place. Odd things - my husband was cooking artichokes (which I’ve always loved) the other day and I had to keep away from the kitchen - just smelt so bad.
Could be of course that the people you know have given up washing and brushing their teeth but my bets on the chemotherapy…
Jo
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Yes it’s the chemo and it will go away, likewise with taste.

Margaret x

hehe Jo…stinky mouths!

Hi guys i couldnt even stand the smell of salad i pucked everytime i smelt it and if someone even mentioned the word .So everybody had to start saying the “S” word .What a woosss i felt .I can laugh now but it wasnt funny then i can tell you .
Love jools xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey hun,

I think its just me because everything smells normal to me…ha ha ha

I tell ya, I can smell a chciken madras a mile away girl!

Hope your doin ok…and I took your advice on the buff headgear - ive thrown my bandanas out I love them.

Lynne

Hey lynne girl…told u you would love em…no seems on the ole head helps… I almost spit my coffee on the laptop with the smelling a chicken madras a mile away…hehehehe U funny

seems = seams…

Lynne007

Just being nosey, what advice about headgear? I hate my wig, I hate bandanas! Any different advice would be helpfull.
Thank you.

Gaynor
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Hi Lee,

as you can see you are not alone!!! Everything does stink to me since I started chemo. My fridge has never been so clean as I am constantly getting everything out of it as I am convinced something has gone off!!! I wander round the house with my nose in the air like a little sniffer dog! I’m always saying to my OH ‘can’t you smell that??’!!

Its crazy!!!

Kelly
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Hi Gaynor

They are called buffs - they are sooooooo good. go onto bandanashop.com/ and click on shop departments on the left hand side and it says buff headwear.

They are great and make you look fashionable in a normal kinda way. They keep you warm in the cold and keep you cool when your warm. I chose the original buff headwear, but ive just ordered a polar buff as its fleece so will let you know about that too.

Best Wishes & let me know how you get on

Lynne007

Thanks for the link, i am just off to have a look.

Gaynor
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Hi ya Gaynor,

I love my buffs… I keep one on most of the time… and no seams which make it wonderful… i find in the other caps i bought to sleep in and wear around the house were soft enuf but the seams hurt my ears and head when lying down…
hope u enjoy them…

Lee x