@james@strangeobject.space I wish you all the best getting over it! As gentle as I can be here...

Just wanted to share that there's probably two different things at play with loss of smell and taste. One is inflammation and if that's "all" you're dealing with you're very likely to get your smell and taste back as you get over the illness. The other is olfactory damage, and unfortunately if that's the case then you're probably looking more longterm.

I know of a case of each of those, personally, and I certainly hope you have no longterm damage!