Re: Saw my ENT today :-) -- re-desense?

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Becky, curious about how long you were off aspirin for surgery and how you re-desensitized yourself. On Feb 16, 2011, at 12:55 AM, Bannister wrote:

Thank you Tami...I have had mucosal thickening before, but he didn't say there was any yesterday.

I have just started up again with my Vit D3 after a break - i must give it a better go! Thank you for your support.

Becky

From: Tami Uelmen Klumpyan <tami111555@...>samters Sent: Wed, 16 February, 2011 1:49:43Subject: Re: Saw my ENT today :-)

Becky,

That is amazing news!!!! No polyps after that many months. My sinuses got opacified in months or less. Is there really such thing as the polyps running their coarse? I don't get many in my maxilary sinuses anymore. In fact, my problem is less polyps and more mucosal thickening. Did you have any thickening or was that good too? Did you try the Vit D3 to see if it helps with your sense of smell?

I don't blame you at all for not wanting to be taken off his patient list. 8 months is not long enough to say you're cured. You should feel very optimistic though. I think I'll have to try and visualize your description of your sinuses. It sounds so wonderful.

Take care....talk to you soon

Tami

True Ark CreationsTami's Berry Farmwww.truearkcreations.comEveryday holds a possibility of a miracle!

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM, <beckyb256@...> wrote:

I got to see my ENT today...not the one who operated on me back in June, but the main ENT for the area i live in...and he said my sinuses have NO polyps! I saw my sinuses too, and even my frontals are crystal clear and smooth...all looks good apart from inflamation and some nasty crusy bits, but that's about as good as I can hope for I guess! He seems to think that my polyps have 'run their course' and feels I may never have them again or need sinus surgery again! I should be hopping with joy, and I am very pleased, but I am also very cautious, as i still have inflamation and infections and sinus pain and have to rinse my sinuses out daily and still use all my meds...but this is great news! i am very pleased at least that my operation back in June was worth it, and that it worked...so far! He wanted to discharge me and not see me again, btu I said i wanted to see him again in 6 months time as a precaution...I got the impression he thought I was being

fussy/needy...but honestly...it's not surprising really considering my history! Is it??My sos and sense of taste are of course nowhere to be seen/enjoyed.Also, i safely managed to re-desense myself with no side effects following my leg surgery last week, thankfully :-)Becky

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Hi Joan, I am usually on 600mg/day, but for 2 weeks prior to surgery I dropped to 150mg which is a safer dose for surgery, then after surgery i slowly went up about 75mg extra every day - taking 10mg predisone too until i got back to 600mg/day. This went well and uneventfully, but just a few weeks before (due to being given an earlier date for surgery which was then postponed just 1 week before the surgery) I'd jumped from 150mg to 600mg and had a big asthma attack and facial swelling - I thought I'd be ok as I'd only been down to 150mg for 3 days. So it's all about doing it in small jumps, and it was easier as I was starting from 150mg rather than 0mg.

Becky

From: joan harvey <thomyris7@...>samters Sent: Thu, 17 February, 2011 1:27:44Subject: Re: Saw my ENT today :-) -- re-desense?

Becky, curious about how long you were off aspirin for surgery and how you re-desensitized yourself.

On Feb 16, 2011, at 12:55 AM, Bannister wrote:

Thank you Tami...I have had mucosal thickening before, but he didn't say there was any yesterday.

I have just started up again with my Vit D3 after a break - i must give it a better go! Thank you for your support.

Becky

From: Tami Uelmen Klumpyan <tami111555@...>samters Sent: Wed, 16 February, 2011 1:49:43Subject: Re: Saw my ENT today :-)

Becky,

That is amazing news!!!! No polyps after that many months. My sinuses got opacified in months or less. Is there really such thing as the polyps running their coarse? I don't get many in my maxilary sinuses anymore. In fact, my problem is less polyps and more mucosal thickening. Did you have any thickening or was that good too? Did you try the Vit D3 to see if it helps with your sense of smell?

I don't blame you at all for not wanting to be taken off his patient list. 8 months is not long enough to say you're cured. You should feel very optimistic though. I think I'll have to try and visualize your description of your sinuses. It sounds so wonderful.

Take care....talk to you soon

Tami

True Ark CreationsTami's Berry Farmwww.truearkcreations.comEveryday holds a possibility of a miracle!

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM, <beckyb256@...> wrote:

I got to see my ENT today...not the one who operated on me back in June, but the main ENT for the area i live in...and he said my sinuses have NO polyps! I saw my sinuses too, and even my frontals are crystal clear and smooth...all looks good apart from inflamation and some nasty crusy bits, but that's about as good as I can hope for I guess! He seems to think that my polyps have 'run their course' and feels I may never have them again or need sinus surgery again! I should be hopping with joy, and I am very pleased, but I am also very cautious, as i still have inflamation and infections and sinus pain and have to rinse my sinuses out daily and still use all my meds...but this is great news! i am very pleased at least that my operation back in June was worth it, and that it worked...so far! He wanted to discharge me and not see me again, btu I said i wanted to see him again in 6 months time as a precaution...I got the impression he thought I was being

fussy/needy...but honestly...it's not surprising really considering my history! Is it??My sos and sense of taste are of course nowhere to be seen/enjoyed.Also, i safely managed to re-desense myself with no side effects following my leg surgery last week, thankfully :-)Becky