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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / October 2004advice please
I am having a miserable time with acute sinusitis recurrent. I have had 4 episodes in a space of a year. Each time the gp had prescribed antibiotics which have usually been effective. This time amoxycillin hasnt been effective and Im waiting to see if cefalexin will work. My symptoms are facial discomfort, and fatigue and weakness. I previously never took time off work and each attack has meant time off work. I have asked to be referred to ent but have been advised this can take a year if not more. I would be grateful for any advice. I am normally very energetic and each episode upsets me more. The Gp did not have any answers and I have decided to try acupuncture. >I am having a miserable time with acute sinusitis recurrent. I have >had 4 episodes in a space of a year. Each time the gp had prescribed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >am normally very energetic and each episode upsets me more. The Gp >did not have any answers and I have decided to try acupuncture. You need to see a sinus specialist. Ask your GP for a referral. I can't believe your GP told you it would be a year to see an ENT! Yikes. Usually in big university centers it might take a month or two at most. Where are you located? Can you call an ENT direct without a referral? I agree with Don, you need a specialist at this point. You most likely have resistance now to amoxycillan from so much use, and each time your GP use antibiotics you become more resistant to them. I know how you feel, trust me, as most of us with chronic sinusitis do...but your first step is getting correct care. Good luck and let us know! Trudy. >I can't believe your GP told you it would be a year to see an ENT! Yikes. >Usually in big university centers it might take a month or two at most. >Where are you located? Can you call an ENT direct without a referral? Sorry I missed the sentence at first in which the orginal poster mentioned the prospect of a one year delay in seeing an ENT. She needs to "game" her health network (whatever it is) to get around the delay. She may be in a strict HMO or in another country. Calling an ENT directly is a good start as she can try to ask them to call her GP if they are willing to help. She should go ahead and get a written referrral (even if it is a year out) and then call the specialist once a week (or more often) to ask if there are any unexpected cancellations so that she can move up her appointment. She can call her HMO plan and ask them how to get a faster referral. Then write a nicely-worded letter to her GP (cc: the HMO) asking for an appointment within one month and requesting a written reply. If they reply negatively, or do not reply, file an appeal and contact whatever governemnt regulatory authority (e.g Insurance Commission) exists. etc. etc. It will work They never want a paper trail that documents their malfeasance....... >I am having a miserable time with acute sinusitis recurrent. I have >had 4 episodes in a space of a year. Each time the gp had prescribed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >am normally very energetic and each episode upsets me more. The Gp >did not have any answers and I have decided to try acupuncture. Hello, I donot know what you mean by "facial discomfort". "Fatigue and weakness" comes from pain, yes, and a lot of other things of a health nature. Did someone tell you you had a sinus infection? Your present Doc sounds scary to me - get rid of him quick!!!! You need to find out what is going on right away or it will become chronic, which is probably what your GP wants - he makes a lot more money that way . . . wise up, move fast and save yourself NOW instead of waiting for tomorrow, because tomorrow never comes; we have only today . . . + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/benjamin.htm MustRead! http://WWW.PAMINIFARM.COM "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6 Facial discomfort could mean problems in the maxillary sinuses. Those are very difficult to treat through normal means. I've found a technique for ridding myself of sinus infections, but I don't think that my infections were in my maxillaries. After suffering with multiple sinus infections, year after year, for decades, I experimented with flooding my nasal passages with a mixture of diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and kosher salt. In order to flood my nasal passages and keep them flooded, I keep my forehead pointed downward. I keep my forehead down for quite a while, hoping that the anti-infective mixture can get to the infected area(s) within my sinuses and nasal passages. . It works! I have been sinus infection free for about 3 years. I think that I had chronic infection problems with my turbinates, so flooding my nasal passages with the anti-infective mixture worked very well, for me, since the infected areas were fairly easy to reach. . I have fully documented my experience and how I did it at Healthboards.com. There are posts there by people who have tried my "upside down sinus flooding" and have received either partial relief or total relief. There are also posts there from those who it hasn't helped, and by those who don't think that it is a good idea. I have no connection at all with Healthboards. I use it because I consider it to be the best facility for discussing health problems on the Internet. . To find out more, select one of the following links: . Here is the link to the detailed documentation of the "Upside Down Sinus Flooding" and also discussion: . http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=139765 . . Here is the link to discussion about the "Upside Down Sinus Flooding" in the Allergy Board: . http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=129210 . Here is the link to discussion about the "Upside Down Sinus Flooding" in the Colds/Flu Board: . http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=124803 . . "If you save one life, it is as though you save the world" > I am having a miserable time with acute sinusitis recurrent. I have > had 4 episodes in a space of a year. Each time the gp had prescribed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > am normally very energetic and each episode upsets me more. The Gp > did not have any answers and I have decided to try acupuncture. |
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