Hi Everyone,

Speaking from 25 years of Chronic Sinsus Problems, I have not read anyone mention about their envirnoment they are living in and working in.  Allergies play a big role in our sinsus problems.  Can someone tell me if they have been tested for allergies, if so what action have you done in your home environment to improve air quality and exposure to what you  are allergic to.  Granted we can't live in a bubble, Lord knows I just got over a bad bacterial sinsus infection, myself. But we do have some control. My last infection before this was two years ago, no operations, just became more aware of my allergies and envirnoment both at home and work. Before that, I had infections almost monthly, with rounds of antibiotics like yourselfs, C scans MRIs all negative and when my sinsus hit the vomiting is so severe from the post nasal drip I break the capalliries around my eyes and have to take Compazine to stop it. Doctors don't have all the answers, we must be our own advocates. Has anybody  been tested for other Auto Immune diseases, since finding out I have Sjogren's Syndrome and taking medication for that, my Sinsus are not as severe as before. Sinsusitis is a complication of Sjogren's Syndrome, and 90 percent of Sjogren Patients are women..........Bonnie

 Melanie <Melanie@...> wrote:

>He was very impersonal, uncaring and didn't even offer any alternatives to >help me since he said I have no polyps, pus or anything else in my >sinuses. The impression I got was I was wasting his time, my case was not >"severe enough'" for him.  Apparently my last infection was cleared up as >shown on the CAT scan but that took 3 rounds of antibiotics, prednisone >and included 2 1/2  months of a chronic cough.  I

 

Geez Chris, this could be me.   I got the same thing.   Both ENT's said wells theres nothing I can do the cat scan showed nothing.    Go see your general practitioner, HELLO, he along with my dentist sent me here...............

 

The first time I took cephelexon it really helped, but didn't last long it was about a month and the infection was back.   The ceph just isn't working, I get an allergic reaction to pred, can't use it.  Migraines, earaches, teethache, throat aches, tons of mucous, chest pains, i think its going into my lungs.............this has been going on for a year and half.   Are all doctors idiots, I wish we could transfer our pain onto them, maybe if they had an inkling (sp?) of what its like to live like this they certainly change their tune.

 

What antibiotics have you guys used that gave you some relief?????

Melanie - melanie@...
To err is human - to forgive canine.

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From: Chris McDonald

To: helpsinuses@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:47 PM

Subject: [helpsinuses] no help

I never heard of getting a culture done for your sinuses, very interesting.  I have had 6 sinus infections in one year and again, I am having severe sinus pain, migraine pain , continuous runny nose and chronic nosebleeds.  I am hoping its not the start of another infection.  I went to Duke to see about surgery, my first ENT told me he could do surgery to make a bigger area for my sinuses to drain.  He said there is a partial blockage and that may cause me to be more susceptible to infections.  The ENT at Duke didn't see it that way, said there is nothing he can do for me.  He was very impersonal, uncaring and didn't even offer any alternatives to help me since he said I have no polyps, pus or anything else in my sinuses. The impression I got was I was wasting his time, my case was not "severe enough'" for him.  Apparently my last infection was cleared up as shown on the CAT scan but that took 3 rounds of antibiotics, prednisone and included 2 1/2  months of a chronic cough.  I am so sick of this sh*#t!!  I don't know a nicer way to say it.  I get so physically ill with these sinus infections, I have missed so much work because of them.  They are getting harder and harder to treat yet the ENT's don't care about you if antibiotics can clear it up even after 3 rounds and with prednisone.  I would love to find a sinus specialist.  I'm looking into alternative treatments as well.  Traditional medicine has failed me in my opinion.  This is no way to live.

 

Thanks for listening,

Chris

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