is it possible to have had covid and not known? Even through vaccination?

[demtenjeep]

Hubby has had this weird sensation where food just smells horrible. He says certain foods just turn his stomach and sometimes he smells that in the air and the dog and the trash.

HE has been working from home since March 2019
I don't feel it is covid.

We are both vaxxed and I Have had the booster. Neither of us have been sick besides my crohn's bs.


Then he looked up some things and of course, internet will have one thinking all sorts of things like tumors and the like.

He has a physical next week and is going to ask the doc if he has the antibodies but neither of us have been sick.

????

I think he is just too jumpy

[BlueIdaho]

1. All sorts of things can cause a sudden change in smell

Including brain tumors. Be sure he talks to his Dr.

[demtenjeep]

3. he will be

he is susceptible to tumors due to his skin pigmentation. He had a huge cyst taken out last year on his shoulder. He has one on his back that I think needs removed now and a couple on his arms.


I will mention to him to check all of the suspicious spots.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Best of luck for you both!

I’ll be thinking of you.

[woodsprite]

2. Even though I (and my whole family) are vaxed.

Hubby and I have been working from home since 3/19 (kids have worked outside the home). We all mask. The hospital tested me 2x last week for COVID because of other symptoms I was having, so I would think it is possible, or I don't think they would have done that. That being said, it probably isn't covid. They tested me because in the midst of a sepsis infection, I went from having congestion to having a cough. Both tests came back negative and lungs were clear. It can be something as small as a sinus infection or allergies that can throw your sense of smell off. Doesn't hurt to be careful and mention it thought.

Hoping for the best!

[dflprincess]

5. I would say vaxed or not it's possible to have Covid and not know it

Last January I thought I had a cold and if I had not suddenly realized I couldn't taste or smell (after feeling lousy for a couple days) I would never have bothered to get tested.

Fortunately I was working from home & hadn't been out at all (and was always masked if I went to store) so I didn't spread it around.

[scarytomcat]

6. How long ago did he get the vaccine?

It can cause smelling enhancement. It will go away.after awhile.

[demtenjeep]

8. we were vaxxed in Feb and March

I am more worried about it being cancer



he has many spots that should be looked at.

[scarytomcat]

9. not the vaccine too long ago

[mucifer]

7. I suggest he get covid tested vaccinated people are more likely to have minimal symptoms

But, we can get it.
In fact lots of unvaccinated people get covid with minimal symptoms. They just are more likely than the vaxxed to have severe symptoms.

[Maru Kitteh]

10. I would go ahead and get a CT of my noggin' just for peace of mind

if I were him. But that's me.

[mitch96]

11. A non vaxed buddy of mine felt weird for one day when covid was just breaking out.

His mom was bed ridden for a few days. They got tested a month later and both were positive.
VERY LUCKY PEOPLE...
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[HUAJIAO]

12. 1-Yes, one can have covid and not know it

2- Possibility he has phantosmia, which is olfactory hallucinations.. I had it 2020 for 4 months, I imagined smells so bad in my home I could not even go inside. Lived in motels for 4 months and after the 'smell' started in my car, I had to get rentals cars for almost the entire time...

Many, many things can cause phantosmia. Docs basically know nothing..'


Or it could be something else all together...
just a suggestion...

[Liberty Belle]

13. Yes, NPR had a story on people with only mild COVID who lost taste/smell weeks later.

Some were vaxxed as I recall. It isn't just loss of smell/taste, some say everything smells like garbage.

He should get the antibody test to see if he's had it but also consult doctor as other conditions can cause loss or smell or taste.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. What dflprincess said.

From the very beginning it's been possible to have Covid and not know, or at least not be fully sure.

My sister, who was fully vaccinated a while back, had a recent brief loss of her sense of smell. I don't think she bothered to get tested, mainly because having been vaccinated she felt pretty safe, but certainly that one symptom is important.

I've known of various other similar stories, before and after vaccinations.

It seems as if Covid is very different from normal infections of any kind, and is totally fucking with us.

In any case, do have the doctor test for antibodies AND current infection. Whatever you learn will be useful.

[LeftInTX]

15. It doesn't sound like Covid with the weird smells

I've heard that with Covid you lose your sense of smell and taste

Almost sounds like pregnancy, but obviously it's not.

[GPV]

17. Lord! I couldn't stand the smell of eggs, meat, or my own milk. It all smelled like wet dog!

[obamanut2012]

18. No, some people smell garbage and other things

That is a tell.

I didn't lose taste, everything tasted like metal for months instead.

[LeftInTX]

19. Thanks...

[Crunchy Frog]

16. It's called parosmia and it can definitely happen post Covid.

Although it can have other causes as well.

https://www.healthline.com/health/parosmia-after-covid#parosmia-and-covid-19

[winstars]

20. There are these things called Covid-19 PCR tests. He should take one and then you will know.