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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / March 2007

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Update / Fatigue in Chronic Sinusitis

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dr5460@aim.com - 26 Mar 2007 02:09 GMT
Thanks everyone for the replies to my post about fatigue.  I have had
a CT scan and it has been recommended that I have surgery since I've
tried all the treatments.  This will be my first sinus surgery and
having the surgery is a scary thought to me!   I have chosen Dr.
Stankiewicz in Chicago to perform the surgery.  I found him to be very
friendly and polite to both me and my wife.  After looking at my CT
scan and doing a scope, he stopped counting at 10 polyps and said
there could be many more.  There are some pre-op tests I have to get
done before surgery...cardio, pulmonary, etc.  I don't know how I'm
going to get through a treadmill test feeling so fatigued and out of
shape.  I've been suffering with these sinuses for many years.

One more question to you sinus sufferers, I have lost my sense of
smell and they say after surgery I may get it back.  But I've also
lost my sense of taste.  I can only taste salt and sugar.  Has anyone
else lost their ability to taste food?

Thanks again,
Paul
judy.n - 27 Mar 2007 02:23 GMT
My sense of smell is greatly diminished (5 surgeries and 20 years of
infections), but I still taste, as far as I know. I've been very
stable for the last couple of years, and some smell has come back.

There was a post that you could practice smelling and possibly
retrain the first cranial nerve that regulates smell.
 Hopefully your sense of smell will return after surgery, along with
taste.
Judy

On Mar 25, 9:09 pm, dr5...@aim.com wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the replies to my post about fatigue.  I have had
> a CT scan and it has been recommended that I have surgery since I've
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> Thanks again,
> Paul

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