Sinus drainage

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Hi all,

My name is Terre Higgs. I'm 66 year old male and was disgnosed with IPF about 1

year ago. It was fouund accidentally while doing a CT scan of my abdomen. I

didn't have many symptoms.

Anyway, I noticed some peolpe mentioning sinus problems and thought I'd relay

an experience that I just had with mine. I have had chronic sinus discharge into

my throat for years. It always caused hacking and coughing. I wanted to stop the

coughing from my sinuses to see if I was coughing beacuse of the IPF.

The usual sinus sprays for bacteria didn't do much. After investigating IPF I

came across info from the Mayo clinic that 70% of sinus problems are casused by

fungus.

So, I asked my GP for something for my sinuses that killed fungus. He gave my 15

pils, one a day, for systemic body fungus. It can be hard on your liver. The med

was diflucanose.

In three days my sinuses stopped draining. Then in another 2-3 days it sort of

started again. So I used an antibacterial spray figuring that with the fungus

gone it might have given the bacteria a chance to multiply. The spray stopped

the draining again. My sinuses have now been dry for over a month. I'm using an

antibacterial spray in the morning and a colloidal silver spray for the fungus

in the evening.

Those of you that have chronic sinus discharge might want to ask your doctor

about an anti fungal treatment.

I'm aspplying next week for a study at the U of M(Miami) for ambrisentan. This

is the Artimus Study. Does anyone know about this study? The med has been tested

for PAH with fair results, so I'm told. They now want to test it on IPF

patients. I'm just looking for anyone with info on this drug.

Thanks.

Terre Higgs