From: Kate M <sneezykate@...>
Subject: RE: [helpsinuses] surgery update
To: helpsinuses@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 7:27 PM

I have had surgery a few times to remove polyps.  From what i understand steroids will only delay getting any surgery.
 
Kate

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To: helpsinuses@ yahoogroups. com
From: blessingsflow60@ sbcglobal. net
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:28:49 -0700
Subject: Re: [helpsinuses] surgery update

I am currently taking steroids and anitibiotics to shrink large nasal polyps which cause my sinus infections and cold symptoms.  Head and neck doc opted for me to take this treatment a couple times a year instead of surgery. He assured me that a short burst of Preds. (usually 14 days) would be okay.   However, my primary physician thinks that I should go ahead with surgery.  Any suggestions? ......... Jo --- On Thu, 9/25/08, spsgroup1 <spsgroup1@yahoo. com> wrote: From: spsgroup1 <spsgroup1@yahoo. com> Subject: [helpsinuses] surgery update To: helpsinuses@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:35 PM I haven't posted anything on here in a while. I had sinus surgery in August, 2006. It's now over 2 years later. I am much better now. The surgeon saved my life I feel and my precious mother was there with me the whole time. However, my ears still crackle a bit and my head occasionally will become clogged and then unclog, but the symptoms are a small fraction of what they once were. This has been an extremely slow and long recovery. I thank God for just the little things, like being able to lie on my left side now when I go to sleep (in the past the stabbing in the middle of my head would stop me from doing that), but even sometimes I have to sleep on my right side. You may be wondering what caused this. The building I had worked in for over 7 years had leaking roofs, mold and a broken and little maintained HVAC system. Like a fool, for years I put off how sick I felt in the place, I was sneezing my head off all day long (tests by 2 allergists showed I'm allergic to different molds). Finally, it was too late and the allergies from the place caused chronic sinusitis. During July, 2005, I was in a swimming pool at a party. It was about 100 degrees out and for some reason the heater was on in the pool which made the water at least in the upper 80's. I had always avoided hot tubs due to fear of germs. I did know that there are strict chlorination and other rules about hot tubs. Anyway, someone in the pool had a terrible sinus infection. Within a week, I came down with it and then put 2 + 2 together later on. Unfortunately, I had no idea I had a sinus infection because I'd never had one before. I let it drag on for weeks without going to the doctor, but when I went it was the day before going on a trip to Europe. Well, this, that, and the other thing, I muddled my way thru the trip, but could hardly stand up. By the time I got back, I was taken to the emergency room. This was were my sinus odysee began. Due to breathing in toxic mold and already having chronic sinusitis, the infection pushed it over the edge. I went to a total of 12 doctors in less that a year. Yes, I thought I was going to die. Only 2 of them could diagnose me. Out of the 8 ENTs, a couple said possible surgery, but they were afraid I suppose. You see, they based their decisions on Sinus CT Scans, and those don't show inflammation or infections most of the time. I mean face it, how can you see inflammation on an X-ray? How can you see tiny little microbes without and microscope? By the time I had my 4th CT Scan (each progressively got worse), there were polyps all over almost every single sinus in my head. I finally found a doctor who could diagnose me, who was up-to-date on all of the sinus research and used the latest procedure. As I said above though, the recovery has been very, very slow. I'm much better though. Someday I hope I can be the way I once was. Monica

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