That "smell" after the surgery?

i have the same issue. Am taking milk thistle tincture and it is helping. It also has a weird smell but is definitely helping to reduce the anaesthetic odour as it works as a liver detoxifier.

I had my TKR in December 2019 and its now July 2020 and i still have that burnt cake smell that no one else can smell. Thats 8 months and it hasnt went away. Can i do anything to get rid of this smell.

Hi, my dog was neutered 2 day's ago and now has the most awful, bitter/burnt rubber smell coming from them. Apparently it's a known reaction of the body to anaesthetic.

Very interesting, I've currently had bypass surgery and my family continues to say I smell like the hospital. lol I thought it was a joke at first, I've took plenty of showers and honestly my younger daughter asked me "Mommy do you smell that ?"at first I didn't but about an hour later I noticed it 👀 pretty mind blown but yeah its a thing. My family just says I smell like hospital lol. Hopefully it will go away in a few weeks.

It's been 3 days since I had surgery, and I am experiencing this smell! It began the day after I got home from the hospital, and I thought it was just "hospital smell". It is especially notable in water, toothpaste, fresh vegetables, etc. I was making dinner and had to have a family member take over because the smell of the fresh vegetables was nauseating. I especially love limes and gave one a whiff just for kicks and almost gagged. The scent is the same throughout the different items. Almost a sweet chemical off-putting scent. Hoping to have a speedy recovery with the smell issues, but glad to know I'm not alone!

i had a total hip done in Dec. everything was fine for the first 2 weeks. then, i started smelling an aweful odor like antiseptic smell. This has been going on for 5 days. decided today that i think it coming out thru my skin. was going to call my ortho but didnt him to think i was crazy. the smell makes me nauseated. Hope it goes away. ive been thru surgeries before but never experienced anything like this.

hi everyone. .I am 8 weeks out post op tkr. 2-3 weeks ago I started smelling this horrible smell. I gave it a few days thinking it would go away and now I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind. I smell it everywhere! it's in my house it's in my car. I thought it was my dog I kept giving him a bath. I took my vents apart in my house and vacuum them out the best I could. I've taken drawers out and vacuum out dust and lint thinking there was something dead in my cupboards. I dumped out a bag of potatoes thinking I had a rotten potato in the bag. I cleaned out under my fridge and my drain pan. I have washed my walls in my house, I have rewashed all of my clothes with a different laundry soap. I've taken my vacuum cleaner apart and washed it out thinking there was something in my vacuum cleaner that I vacuumed up. I have baking soda under my kitchen sink. I keep washing my furniture covers. My kids do not smell it, nobody else who comes in my house can smell the smell that I smell and it's horrible and I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind and I am going nuts. and then I started to think maybe it's me that smells. Is my body producing an odor. I keep a candle lit to try and cover up the odor because I feel like my whole house just stinks but then my car stinks to (I seem to think) I am having a lot of troubles with this knee replacement. I still am not healed and I now need to see a specialist because it is not healing properly. Which adds to my anxiety and depression and wondering when and if I'll ever be able to go back to work. Im only 46. And now the smell, I literally feel like I belong in a nuthouse.

6 weeks still smelling and changes taste of foods..lost my appetite..😞 discouraged

I am so glad i found this. I was beginning to think something else was wrong after my surgery. Im just over a month after surgery and it had died down some, but everything smells the same. I cant wait to get my smell back.

I'm 3 weeks post TKR and had a spinal. I have found the smell of many food repulsive. Friends and neighbors brought food and although the food was wonderful I'm sure I ended up tossing most of it out due to the smell. I did notice yesterday that this is getting better

so i had neck surgery, one of many surgeries ive had. one week after this surgery i started smelling this unpleasant odor , it wasnt foul just umpleasant . its a smell that i think ? ive smelled before but cant put my finger on it.

im miserable but i happy to get some input on here. I have been told to do a DETOX to clear my liver and kidneys. ive also been told it is def from the anesthesia . However my surgeon said he never heard of suck a thing

any advice is welcome thanks

hello group! i just got home after miniscus repair. my problem right now is bad headache and horrible marker smell. anyone have this?

Hi all, 1 month after TKR and the dreaded smell is back, I new this would be coming as I have already had both hips replaced and the smell was there both times but only I could smell it after about 2 weeks of frequent washing and changing it just went on its own see how long it hangs around for this time, then have to do It all again for second TKR keep you posted

It is common to have changes in taste and smell after surgery due to administered medications including anesthetic agents. It generally goes away after a few weeks.