One more concern.....
 

I know the brain affects everything, but why has my sense of smell changed so dramatically but taste has not?

You may have suffered trauma near the smell center but not the taste center. The Olfactory (smell) nerve is part of the 1st Cranial Nerve. Taste is in the 7th and 9th Cranial Nerve.

peacheysncream,
I had some damage to the olfactory system (brain, nerve - no one knows) and had distorted sense of smell immediately after the damage and was very depressing. It improved a whole lot after 3 and a half years and still improving. That is one good thing happened for me.

When you said your smell changed but not taste is interesting because our sense of smell is responsible for about 80% of what we taste.
Without our sense of smell, our sense of taste is limited to only five distinct sensations: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and the newly discovered “umami” or savory sensation. All other flavors that we experience come from smell.

Are you sure you can taste all the real flavors and is it gradually changing? Are you on any medications?

I will try and pay more attention and see how it goes.
Thank you for the info.

The smell thing is so weird. i often smell things that are not there. usually bad smell, i have to get my son and ask if he can smell it to or is it just my poor brain.

Constant problems in my house as I keep on smelling or tasting things that aren't there. I waste a lot of food because it either tastes or smells strange.

Check this site when you get a chance. There may be treatments available if it really bothers you. No guarantees though since smell/taste disorder is a tough one. (right, everything is tough when it comes to brain huh) :)

http://www.tasteandsmell.com/

Cheers!