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Congestion With Loss of sense of smell
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Congestion With Loss of sense of smell

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    • October 21, 2019 at 4:15 pm
    Hitchens
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      I am 3 years out from 3a diagnosis and have had nasal congestion for over 8 weeks. I originally dismissed to persistent head cold and finally went to GP last week. I am on a steriod that has reduced the congestion but the sense of smell has yet to return.
      I have googled and have found limited if any relevant information related to melanoma and my symptoms. Though I am under the care of an ENT I don’t want to waste his time for a possible sinus infection.
      Has anyone had any experience with my symptoms being related to a recurrence?

      Take care

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        • October 21, 2019 at 4:16 pm
        Hitchens
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          I should have added my primary was scalp.
          • October 21, 2019 at 5:09 pm
          sks2019
          Participant
            Not to scare you but my mom had lost her sense if smell a year before she was diagnosed at stage 3 . Doctors were never able to find the possible cause of loss of smell and then she was diagnosed with melanoma. We didnt even knew what melanoma means back then.

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