The first thing that I noticed was the "brainfog," as I've come to
call it since. Then a month or two later came the headaches - somewhat
mild, but ever present. A few months later I started coughing and
suffering daily from general wheeziness...somewhere at the beginning
of this onslaught I started to realize that I'd been coughing up mucus
for what seemed like a long time (it may have actually been my first
symptom, it just went unnoticed).

Now, fourteen months later, all problems still persist, and if
anything have actually worsened. I can find it a trying task to think
clearly about much of anything, a daily state that is usually
precipitated by an apparent sensitivity to light.

I've had two CT's and an MRI. First was the MRI, which pointed towards
a "moderate" case of sinusitis -  an unfamiliar condition to me at the
time, an unwelcome one now. Neither of the two CT's since have shown
any infection that my ENT is concerned with. Instead I have an open
offer of surgery to correct my deviated septum and enlarged turbinate
(I believe that's what he said)...although I really have little
trouble breathing through my nose, and so am not convinced that this
is the root of my problem.

Now, the reason for this post. No specialist or general doctor that
I've seen (more than a few) will admit any connection or explanation
for the disorientation that was actually the first symptom that I
noticed. Judging from posts of many others in this newsgroup, this is
the common view.

So  what, then, am I suffering from? I have symptoms that clearly
point to sinusitis (post-nasal drip, resulting cough, etc), and yet my
least favorite symptoms of the bunch (headaches and brainfog) can
easily be attributed to a migraine. Can sinusitis bring about a
migraine? Or vice versa? I've read a couple articles that hint at a
connection:

http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20030318/sinus-headache-symptoms-m
igraine
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:R4nl-f3TbjAJ:www.neurologyreviews.com/jul01/
nr_jul01_headache.html+sinusitis+migraines&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=30&gl=us&client=fire
fox-a
http://www.respiratoryreviews.com/mar03/rr_mar03_myths.html

The last article actually actually says that migraines CAN cause post-
nasal drip and the like.

I actually have seen a Neurologist who told me (based on an EEG) that
I seem to be a candidate for migraines, but I didn't pay much
attention at the time due to having already been convinced that my
problem was a sinus infection. I'm now inclined to consider the
migraine, but then again, I WAS actually diagnosed with sinusitis in
the original MRI. I've also been on several rounds of anti-biotics,
and tried irrigating with no improvement.

I'm a bit lost...I've got an appointment with an allergist next month
to explore yet another avenue, but I'm growing tired and impatient .
Has anyone met with a similar situation?

One last thing I wanted to mention. The above symptoms are CONSTANT.
Sometimes it's bad, other times it worse, but always present. Others
on this board talk about infections coming and going, but that doesn't
seem to be my experience...Every day I can count of more of the
same...

BTW, it's  been great to have this board as a resource - good to know
that I'm not in it alone. Thanks people!