It's leftover from the anesthesia. It will come back eventually. :)

Norsetex - Normally, I have a good appetite and enjoy food. Whenever I have had surgery, I've lost my appetite. Basically I have to force (really force) myself to eat because I know it helps with the healing process. Since you're not as active while you recover, you probably don't need as much. Try to eat food with nutritional value as opposed to empty calories alone. Drink lots of water.

Yes, you'll get the taste back.

Wishing you a speedy recovery...............

I had the same problem, and learned that it was a well-known (but not common) post-operative side effect. Seems like it took awhile for things to return to normal but it did.

I now have a hyper sense of smell and of taste, which can be worse than losing those senses for awhile. I have no idea what caused it but it's awful.

I wish you a speedy and uneventful recovery!

Thanks so much for the quick responses . I'm feeling good ..though the other part is I had it because they found stage 1 endometrial cancer have an appt to discuss future treatment . I'm thiking positive that that may just mean xrays and scans to track it . Hubby had a lung lobe removed and only had scans and xrays for 5 years til doctor said he's canncer free.

But I'll put off having any Jamocha Almond Fudge ice cream til I know it'll taste right lol

I had a total hysterectomy 5 weeks ago, and my taste was "off" for awhile. It eventually came back.

My taste was also off for a little while after hysterectomy, along with my appetite. It returned with a vengeance and I put on 20 pounds. Fast. :)

Nothing taste good when I was in the hospital, it got better when I got home.

Wishing you a speedy recovery. I can not help you with your taster though, I have never had that kind of surgery. Hope it soon comes back to you.

Sue

I'm passing this along. My ds gets her hysterectomy next week.

The loss of taste and smell happened to me after 4 surgeries requiring general anesthesia. I was told by the anesthesiologist and doctor that it was a side effect/result. It returned within 3 - 4 weeks. The only good thing was I lost weight because nothing tasted right. I also had a metallic taste for a bit.

I had a total hysterectomy at 60, didn't notice any taste changes.

The anesthesia may have messed with your taste, and it put your digestive system to sleep. My experience has been that my taste rapidly returned but it took 2 to 3 days for my intestines to fully function again. That affected my hunger and eating habits.

Don't remember losing taste, but I did lose my appendix! My surgeon removed the appendix at the same time as the hysterectomy. He said I would never have to worry about having appendicitis! It worked! This was many years ago and I don't even remember how many.

Sue, when I got my tubes tied in my early 20's, (back in the day when they opened your abdomen) they removed my appendix. Apparently my intestines were wound around it, and it would have caused problems had it burst.

Jasdip, you are the only one I have heard of who had their appendix removed along with other surgery. Makes sense though, doesn't it?

Norsetex, your loss of sense of taste could be due to temporarily low zinc levels, due to all the zinc that your body will have been needing post-operatively for wound healing. Although zinc deficiency is problematic to ID with blood tests, if you find you have two or more zinc deficiency symptoms (google them) that could help confirm it. (These can include white spots and half-moons on nails, unusual hair loss, and low mental energy and mood, for example.)

You could try eating lots of zinc rich foods (again, google them) and/or supplementing with a standard dose of around 10 - 30mg elemental zinc for a while. (The elemental zinc level is likely to appear in smaller print on the bottle than the overall amount which will be much higher.) This level should not be harmful to take even if it turned out that wasn't the problem.

A number of medications can also cause taste/smell loss/alteration, so if you've been prescribed something new it could be worth googling it to see if this is among its possible side-effects.

My very best wishes for your full recovery, both in the short and long term. :-)

Sorry - can't be of any help: haven't had one.

o j

I hope you get your taste/smell back soon!

In the meantime, make sure you get your fiber and maintain lots of liquids.

My internist recommends Benefiber.