Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 At 03:43 PM 1/24/07 -0500, you wrote: >Neti Pot, I have never heard of it. Do you inhale it or flush like you >would saline? > >Glad to know that after you adjust to Sprycel you felt better than Gleevec >at 800 mg. > >Matt >Florida HI Matt, Yes, I think the Neti Pot came from Yoga. Some people just 'suck' saline in through the nostril and then let it come out the other side.....the Neti Pot makes it easier, you literally pour the saline in one nostril and it comes out the other (over the sink of course!). The warm saline water is very soothing to dry nasal passages and also flushes stuff out. I used to work at a Uni student health center.......and the RNs there would teach this to all the students with sinus infections, etc. They actually taught them to have a small cup of saline, suck it up a nostril, tip your head back to get into the sinuses.....then bend forward and let it run out. It is easier than it might sound. My first 5 months on Sprycel were rough for me (lots of body aches, congestion, etc).......now I have hardly anything that I notice. Many people on Sprycel feel better than they did on Gleevec. Actually, Dr. Druker (my onc) told me that he expected anyone on 800mg of Gleevec (me) to feel better on Sprycel. Now I am waiting for some pcr results from my last visit. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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