Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Wow, I can't believe all the feedback about sinus and it's connection to asthma symptoms. I am shocked to hear the magnitude of some people's sinus problems, escalating to surgery and never ending infection. It makes me feel a little bad for feeling sorry or myself about my own sinus symptoms. My whole life that I can recall I have never been able to get up in the morning and " be normal " . I have always had to blow, blow, blow my nose and that has included more and more, hacking up the stuff that slides down the throat too. I am lucky because I don't seem to have infections in there (maybe 3 in 50 years) - just tons of mucous. I am talking about 3, 6 or 12 napkins full daily. I don't have sinus headaches or sneezing (well, once in awhile), just a lot of this every morning, some of which ends up stimulating the asthma. Does anyone else live like this? I always feel like such a freak in the morning. It takes me an hour to get it all cleared. I mean how can the body create such volume? On occasions when I roomed with a friend (seminar), I was mortified at revealing my morning ordeal. It's just so disgusting....now I'm wondering about that " wiping out the soft palate " thing someone just posted about but I'm not keen on getting it done or on rinsing. I too am interested in the sinus chat Leena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I have been reading this board for awhile now and you all have been very helpful - I am going on my 3rd month of Xolair shots and I am very pleased with the results. I am also one of the one's who's real problems originate in the sinuses. I have had 5 sinus surgeries in the past 4 years. I just got off of prednisone - finally - it has been very difficult with the withdrawal symptoms, however. I also have extremely thick mucus and I have to tell you that rinsing every morning is extremely important. I think it would save you from having to blow and blow and blow, Leena. I didn't like it at first, but now I don't mind it at all. --- In , " Leena Grace " <leenagrace@...> wrote: > > Wow, I can't believe all the feedback about sinus and it's connection to > asthma symptoms. I am shocked to hear the magnitude of some people's sinus > problems, escalating to surgery and never ending infection. It makes me > feel a little bad for feeling sorry or myself about my own sinus symptoms. > > My whole life that I can recall I have never been able to get up in the > morning and " be normal " . I have always had to blow, blow, blow my nose and > that has included more and more, hacking up the stuff that slides down the > throat too. I am lucky because I don't seem to have infections in there > (maybe 3 in 50 years) - just tons of mucous. I am talking about 3, 6 or 12 > napkins full daily. I don't have sinus headaches or sneezing (well, once in > awhile), just a lot of this every morning, some of which ends up stimulating > the asthma. > > Does anyone else live like this? I always feel like such a freak in the > morning. It takes me an hour to get it all cleared. I mean how can the body > create such volume? > > On occasions when I roomed with a friend (seminar), I was mortified at > revealing my morning ordeal. It's just so disgusting....now I'm wondering > about that " wiping out the soft palate " thing someone just posted about but > I'm not keen on getting it done or on rinsing. > > I too am interested in the sinus chat > > Leena. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Kathy, Leena, et al - Like Kathy I find rinsing really helps. I use the recipe that's available on the National Jewish website and make my own sinus rinse. There are several commercially made rinsing mixes that are quite safe. I have a " cocktail " pill that I take that helps with mucus. It's called ResconMX (Ralix is the generic) - it has a little antihistamine, a lot of sudafed, and an anticholinergic to help control mucus. I encourage anyone with sinus issues to ask their doc about it. Addy Group co-owner > > > > Wow, I can't believe all the feedback about sinus and it's > connection to > > asthma symptoms. I am shocked to hear the magnitude of some > people's sinus > > problems, escalating to surgery and never ending infection. It > makes me > > feel a little bad for feeling sorry or myself about my own sinus > symptoms. > > > > My whole life that I can recall I have never been able to get up > in the > > morning and " be normal " . I have always had to blow, blow, blow my > nose and > > that has included more and more, hacking up the stuff that slides > down the > > throat too. I am lucky because I don't seem to have infections in > there > > (maybe 3 in 50 years) - just tons of mucous. I am talking about 3, > 6 or 12 > > napkins full daily. I don't have sinus headaches or sneezing > (well, once in > > awhile), just a lot of this every morning, some of which ends up > stimulating > > the asthma. > > > > Does anyone else live like this? I always feel like such a freak > in the > > morning. It takes me an hour to get it all cleared. I mean how can > the body > > create such volume? > > > > On occasions when I roomed with a friend (seminar), I was > mortified at > > revealing my morning ordeal. It's just so disgusting....now I'm > wondering > > about that " wiping out the soft palate " thing someone just posted > about but > > I'm not keen on getting it done or on rinsing. > > > > I too am interested in the sinus chat > > > > Leena. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Leena - I've had four sinus surgeries, one of which removed my soft palate and uvula. I can't snore now if I want to. They've straightened out my septum, enlarged the openings to my sinuses and scraped out thefungus and mold infections, bacterial infection, MRSA and misc. other crud infestations - I think they even found a petrified cockroach up there along with a colony of fire ants that had taken up residence. In spite of all that, my condition hasn't improved measurably. Part of that may be a result of having too many dox. I have ENT, infectious disease, pulmonary and primary care dox, and they don't all necessarily agree, and prescribe different doses of the same drugs. I had my second set of shots of xolair yesterday, and didn't experience the violent reaction my first set precipitated. Just headache, stomach ache and joint ache this time - but I made sure I took some prednisone and allegra with the shots. I ended up in the emergency room after the first shots. Speaking of getting up, I usually figure on at least 60 minutes to try to clear up enough crud to be able to fall asleep at night - there's something about wheezing in an ever varying series of sounds and tones along with clicks, pops and crackles, and about 30 minutes in the morning to cough up and clear out all the crud that accumulates during the night. When I go to bed at night, there are at least a dozen tissues spread around in the bed with me. Tissue boxes are located in every room in multiple locations. I'm sure I've used at least a forest and a half. My mucus production over the years I estimate at 1500 gallons, considerably in excess of that from my prostate, enlarged though it may be. Terry a.k.a. Ohldepharte ----- Original Message ----- From: Leena Grace Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:34 AM Subject: [ ] Re:Sinus surgery Wow, I can't believe all the feedback about sinus and it's connection to asthma symptoms. I am shocked to hear the magnitude of some people's sinus problems, escalating to surgery and never ending infection. It makes me feel a little bad for feeling sorry or myself about my own sinus symptoms. My whole life that I can recall I have never been able to get up in the morning and " be normal " . I have always had to blow, blow, blow my nose and that has included more and more, hacking up the stuff that slides down the throat too. I am lucky because I don't seem to have infections in there (maybe 3 in 50 years) - just tons of mucous. I am talking about 3, 6 or 12 napkins full daily. I don't have sinus headaches or sneezing (well, once in awhile), just a lot of this every morning, some of which ends up stimulating the asthma. Does anyone else live like this? I always feel like such a freak in the morning. It takes me an hour to get it all cleared. I mean how can the body create such volume? On occasions when I roomed with a friend (seminar), I was mortified at revealing my morning ordeal. It's just so disgusting....now I'm wondering about that " wiping out the soft palate " thing someone just posted about but I'm not keen on getting it done or on rinsing. I too am interested in the sinus chat Leena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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