Before doing any surgery, you should always get a second opinion.

mwgoldie67@cox.net (Lateralus)

The ENT I had (7 years ago), wanted to book me in for immediate surgery
on my ethmoids.
..I hesitated, and shortly thereafter, started on (Dr. Grossan's)
irrigation system in conjunction with a flonase regimen.  Since then, I
have used antibiotics, maybe twice for a few major flare-ups. ....And,
although I still get the odd flare-up from time to time (usually
self-inflicted, from blowing my nose a little too hard), I have been
able to flush them all out via irrigation -- without having to resort to
using antibiotics. ...In fact, I haven't needed antibiotics for probably
4 years now.
..I firmly believe, the body will do whatever it can to repair itself.
I'm not totally against surgery, but it seems in a lot of cases, one
surgery is never enough. ...And very few end up completely cured-- even
after a multitude of surgeries.

I would suggest you leave the surgery option as the extreme last resort,
and do whatever you can to help your body help itself. ...It might take
a bit of ongoing work, as consider: I have been irrigating steady now
for the past 7 years, but overall, I would say, my sinuses are 90%
better than what they were.  ...Or at least I feel 90% better than what
I did.   Good Luck....   Jon

And, you should be sacred of surgery. Any surgery is dangerous. Hospitals are dangerous.
Make both your very last option.

Just irrigating isn't sufficient. What you use for irrigation and how you do it is the
key.

For years I had sinus infections every three or so months. Continually on antibiotics to
clear them up. I recently changed to irrigation like this.

Twice a day, morning and evening.
Use warm tap water, preferable distilled water but in my case too much trouble and the tap
water is working fine just now. If it begins to fail, I will go to distilled water.

Use Kosher salt only. Morton makes it and for sale at most large grocery stores.

Pinch of baking soda.

Small splash of hydrogen peroxide.

Mix in small container, pour small amount in palm of hand and sniff up one nostril while
leaning over the sink with head down as much as possible. Sniff up several times after
using the mixture. Then blow gently but firmly out that nostril.

Then do other nostril.

Makes a major difference in my life.

There is another area very few posters write about and that is the gut/health/brain/
condition. There is loads of history/research about the intestinal flora problems causing
a multitudes of problems. Google intestinal flora and read for yourself. Have you after a
meal had a sudden onset of excess mucus in your sinuses, had to clear your throat
repeatedly, etc. etc. What you eat has a tremendous effect on your
health/brain/sinus/immune system etc. etc.

One book I'm reading over and over again and believing more and more is "Breaking the
Vicious Cycle" by Elaine Gottschall.

I wish I had the ability to write coherently what the book says.  And I know that most
people especially doctors are going to poo poo this and say what you eat has nothing to do
with the things I have mentioned.

But, just use a little common sense and think this through yourself.

In your intestinal track there is a delicate balance of bacteria. The good and the bad. As
long as there is this balance, everything is okay but if for reason of diet, medications,
virus or anything else, the balance is altered it can effect your entire body's health.

Think back to when you were given a large and long treatment of antibiotics. Did you have
rashes or diarrhea or other problems. When you spoke to your doctor the common answer is
"It will pass" or the more intelligent will say eat lots of yogurt. Yogurt is a good
source of good biotics or probiotics. Google probiotics.

Now, research has even shown a connection between autism and the intestinal flora balance
or probiotics. Google this. the test was done in Scotland.

Anyway, I got to go but you owe it to yourself to research this completely and see how a
bad intestinal flora could effect your sinuses badly.

Good luck.

Bill

Billy Boy

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