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I checked this out on Urban Legends. It seems to be true......Debbie T.Note: forwarded message attached.

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I checked this out on Urban Legends and it seems to be true. There are

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To: " Carmen Deans " imcarn@...>, " Gail Hill " bgriffon@...>, " Ms

Blondie " sunidayzz@...>

Subject: Fw: Cold remedy * zicam

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:22:37 +0000

> pink Stationery

> Cold remedy * zicam

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> A friend sent this and it's true - go to

the website at the

> >>>end...

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> I need to warn you about a product on

the market and hopefully

> >>>you >> will

> >>> >> pass

> >>> >> it on to as many people as possible. I

felt like I was coming

> >>>down >> with

> >>> >> a

> >>> >> cold last Friday and because I'm around

sick family members so

> >>>much I

> >>> >> wanted

> >>> >> possibly head it off. I used Zicam,

which is a gel nose spray

> >>>which

> >>> >> claims

> >>> >> to keep a cold from becoming "full

blown."

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> Immediately I had an intense, horrible

burning in my

> >>>nasal/sinus

> >>> >> passages.

> >>> >> The skin on my face hurt to touch and I

had pain and burning

> >>>so that >> it

> >>> >> hurt

> >>> >> to move my head. My husband was here and

kept asking if I

> >>>wanted to go

> >>> >> to

> >>> >> the ER but the thought of getting in a

car was overwhelming.

> >>>My face

> >>was

> >>> >> burning hot and my nasal passages were

so swollen that I

> >>>couldn't

> >>> >> breathe

> >>> >> through my nose and I could see the

swelling when I looked in

> >>>the

> >>> >> mirror. It

> >>> >> lasted for about three hours and it was

Labor Day weekend and

> >>>I

> >>couldn't

> >>> >> see

> >>> >> a Dr. until Tuesday.

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> I have seen two ENT specialists in the

last two days because I

> >>>have

> >>> >> lost,

> >>> >> totally lost all ability to taste or

smell. They both told me

> >>>the same

> >>> >> thing

> >>> >> and suggested an immediate course of

action. This is called

> >>>"chemical

> >>> >> trauma' and most times is permanent. I'm

going to have a CT

> >>>scan on

> >>> >> Monday

> >>> >> and am on a high dose of the steroid,

Prednisone for two

> >>>weeks. If

> >>there

> >>> >> is

> >>> >> even a thread of the olfactory nerve

left, it will help to

> >>>rejuvenate

> >>> >> what

> >>> >> is left. I have been on the Internet

(just put in Zicam) and

> >>>there are

> >>> >> hundreds of people who have had this

happen. I am so angry and

> >>> >> devastated

> >>> >> and saddened right now that I don't know

how to get through

> >>>this. I

> >>> >> cannot

> >>> >> handle the thought of never tasting food

again or trying a new

> >>>recipe

> >>or

> >>> >> smelling a Thanksgiving turkey.

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> Cooking has been an absolute passion of

mine for as long as I

> >>>can

> >>> >> remember

> >>> >> and at the moment I don't see the point

of even putting

> >>>dressing on a

> >>> >> salad.

> >>> >> I keep thinking that this cannot be

happening to me. I suck on

> >>>a >> lemon,

> >>> >> bite

> >>> >> down on a clove of garlic, smell a

bottle of ammonia, nail

> >>>polish

> >>> >> remover,

> >>> >> anything. I'm starting by telling people

I love. PLEASE don't

> >>>use

> >>Zicam,

> >>> >> tell your friends.

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

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