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nasal and sinus problem

by nikasakki, Nov 07, 2006 12:00AM
Hello, maybe someone has had something similar. For the past almost 2 months I had a stuffy nose, no matter what i took, unless it was afrin which my doctor said to me recently that it was the worst thing i could have taken, was the only thing that cleared it up. So after about a month of this I took a mini flashlight and looked up my nose. I noticed what looked like a mass of dried mucus in my right nostril. No pain there it was just there blocking my ability to breathe normal. There is room above it and below it to let air pass just not 100%. so off to the doctor i went i was referred . My ent says that he wasnt sure so get a cat scan to get a better look. REsults came back my right side max sinus is blocked, all grey, as well as right forehead sinus has half liquid in it and in between my eyes right side has also some blockage. the left side is great. so yesterday we agreed to do sinus surgery to clear it all out. he thinks that could be sinusitus with nasal polyps in right max sinus and the one in my nostril as well...has anyone ever had something like this? internet gives so much negative and conflicting info and quite honestly its scary as well. my only symptoms are, little pressure in forehead sinus headache, i use the netty pot to clean my nose at night but last nite when i blew my nose it bled pretty bad on the right side, looks like it was coming from behind that polyp thing. it did stop ...i am currently just looking for some type of something to put me at a little more ease i quess. thanks .
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by Demiguise, Nov 09, 2006 12:00AM
You have 8 main sinuses. 4 ea side. The narrowing you're seeing

isn't the polyp. If films are almost totally opaque unilateral,

it means there is little airspace in maxillary. Could be infection or build up of mucus from polyp. Yes I have had what

looked like a cyst in rt-maxillary, had surgery to remove & do

patholgy. My cyst turned out to be a rare condition that most of time is mistaken. Only pathology from surgery can dx what.

Most likely your procedure will be out-pt done endoscopically

through nasal wall. Discuss all meds to stop pre-surgery so they

don't change tissue testing. A polyp should always be ck'd so

yes, surgery is necessary. You can have polyps appear in any

sinus be generally it starts in maxillary. During surgery, Dr.

will do a deep look at other sinuses for problems. Gd-luck.

by EMK, Nov 13, 2006 12:00AM
hi 28yr old female, i have been dealing with a severe sinus infection for about 2 mos, severe pressure in face and ears, swollen, painful lympnodes on skull, i have been put on augmentin, predensone, vicodin for pain and now another anitbiotic levquin, nothing seems to be helping, had a ct scan of sinuses, doc says it is definatley sinusitus. i am scared. has anyone had the lymph node problem before. any advice on what to do next? i feel like i am losing my mind. thanks.

by blocked, Nov 16, 2006 12:00AM
To: EMK
I just experienced the lymph node problem, don't be scared. They hurt, became enlarged one at a time. One swelled and became sore, then got better, then the other one did a couple days later. I went to a naturalpath doctor who said with severe allergies the nodes swell, become sore..to fight off the allergens. I also had water in my ears a little. I eat healthy, live right (aside from stress, freeways, etc..) so it scared me to learn they were my nodes. My symptoms have lasted a month now. Im on a cleansing detox protein powder for the next two months to clean and build my systen up, and homepathic drops to build up against allergens. It is either some weird headcold virus, or simply a horrible allergic sinusitis. It has left me fatigued, head pressure, sore back of my head/neck,muscle soreness in the morning. If this info helped, let me know. If you learn anything else, please post. Thanks. At least we arent alone. Its miserable and weird.

Signed,

"Blocked"

by EMK, Nov 18, 2006 12:00AM
To: BLOCKED
Thank you so much for your response. It made me feel a lot better. My doctor just prescribed me another antibiotic yesterday. Omnicef for the sinusitus. I am still having a slight headache but not as bad. It made me feel better to know that there was some else out there who has had lymph nodes swell on their skull. Im thinking of detoxing my body as well. Im starting to think maybe cleaning the system may help kill whatever is bothering me so bad. Anyway good luck to you in your recovering journey. This site is full of people going through the same thing. Im starting to wonder if we all have something they havent figured out yet so we are all diagnosed with the same thing. Good Luck and Thanks!



EMK

by blocked, Nov 18, 2006 12:00AM
To: Emk
I thought I should also let you know, that ANTIBIOTICS may worsen symptoms....Antibiotics are to blame for so many illnesses...especially sinusitis, etc... The reason I'm ill ( I feel) is because i mistakenly took two different rounds of antibiotics when this is clearly a non-infection. It is either a virus, or from inhaling some fungus or from using too many antibiotics in the past. Antibiotics cause an overgrowth of yeast or candida albicans in the body. I am doing a cleansing routine to rid my body from the antibiotics, basically. Please read " The Yeast Connection" ( at book stores) as it deals with what antibiotics do and how many illnesses they cause...I took rounds of antibiotics in my twenties for my skin. No one told me I would be sitting here with the horrible sinus situation now. If you cant get the book, then look up candida albicans online. Or yeast overgrowth. Even if this antibiotic seems to help, it just masks the actual cause and creates more problems. My nodes got better, my migraines stopped without antibiotics this time. It seems like this weird thing happened after i took these two strong antibiotics...Im staying away from them. Ive heard we can insist on a sinus culture taken which will indicate if it is a fungus or not. Many times we breathe in tiny particles in stores, schools, work, etc... which lodge in our sinus' but are fungal in nature, and cannot be cured with antibiotics. Antibiotics actually make fungi grow, also create it. Hope this helped. I have no idea what is going on with our atmosphere or with everyones health, but we have to build our systems up as naturally as we can to fight it all.

Good luck and health to you,

"Blocked"

by EMK, Nov 18, 2006 12:00AM
To: BLOCKED
I found what you had to say very interesting. I am very interested in the book on yeast and I am definatly going to check it out. Have you ever heard about taking oregano oil to help kill yeast. Have been doing some research and saw that suggested. Wondered if you had any thoughts? EMK

by blocked, Nov 19, 2006 12:00AM
To: EMK
After taking antibiotics so long for my skin, I did a lot of reading and research. I avoided antibiotics, and always take KYODOPHILUS ( at health stores) to replace the good bacteria that antibiotics destroy. It's natural and prevents the yeast from taking over. Also, one of the main things that destroys yeast is GARLIC. Hard to eat whole cloves, but they sell odorless capsules in health stores. Also something else called Caprylic Acid, in capsules, in health stores. To kill yeast you also must avoid sugar. It makes it grow. When I was taking a lot of antibiotics, I craved sugar constantly. I dont anymore. Also if you are on a B/Control Pill or hormones it makes it grow, or eat a lot of fermented foods like cheese, smoked items, etc... Remember, pennicilin is a MOLD. We also become sensitive to moldy places, mildew, etc, as a result. You can see how its a cycle. Sinusitis caused by antibiotics, so they give you more antibiotics...great. They want a quick fix, but dont find the source to solve it once and for all. I am just very fatigued and achy when i wake up "blocked", and days i can breathe without sinus pressure are much better. I haven't heard of using that oil, but I know the things mentioned above do help to eliminate candida, and build the system up again.

Keep me posted, thanks. Hope you are feeling better.

Blocked

by LMND, Nov 19, 2006 12:00AM
I bought the oregano oil and used it for about a week - didn't swallow, but put on my wrists as directions said you could take through the skin