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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 126915" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Yes, Go for it!!! I've had it done and wished I would have had it done years earlier!</p><p> </p><p>I had lifelong allergies, sinus and ear problems. Constant drainage, fluid in the ears, recurring ruptured ear drums, asthma, allergy shots, etc--I had it. Finally when a sinus infection wasn't healing my allergist referred me to an ENT who did the Ct scans which showed inflamed tissue and deviated septum. I went with the surgery he recommended and have seen huge improvement in my symptoms. By the time I had the surgery we'd found pretty good medications to go along with my 12 years of allergy shots so what I really needed was a clean sweep of the sinus tissue. It made a world of difference.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child had the surgery twice (routing the tissue--no septum work). The repeat surgery was needed because we hadn't yet found the definite cause of his problems and the right treatment. Whereas mine were mostly allergy based and we were assuming that was his problem too, what was really going on is that he tripped over from a cold into a sinus surgery very easily. After the second surgery I realized this so now if he doesn't clear up completely after a cold I call in for antibiotics and prednisone--we don't mess around. I'm watching him now as a matter of fact.</p><p> </p><p>The surgery is tougher if you have the septum work done. I had it done on Friday and didn't feel like doing much until Monday. Still had some bleeding with activity. difficult child had his done in the morning and by afternoon I couldn't keep him down. </p><p> </p><p>The surgery will give fresh, uninfected tissue a chance to grow but it will only stay that way with correct treatment--ie identifying the source of the infections, drainage, etc and keeping it at bay. An ENT will also be able to tell if there are polyps or other issues which would make recurrance more likely. My ENT is also more apt to medicate aggressively since we have a history of sinus trouble than most pediatricians or GPs will.</p><p> </p><p>FYI, if you're concerned about costs and time off of work, the gold standard for treatment of sinus surgeries (last time I talked to my ENT) is prednisone coupled with an antibiotic. Have they done any longer courses of both to see if it would clear totally?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 126915, member: 701"] Yes, Go for it!!! I've had it done and wished I would have had it done years earlier! I had lifelong allergies, sinus and ear problems. Constant drainage, fluid in the ears, recurring ruptured ear drums, asthma, allergy shots, etc--I had it. Finally when a sinus infection wasn't healing my allergist referred me to an ENT who did the Ct scans which showed inflamed tissue and deviated septum. I went with the surgery he recommended and have seen huge improvement in my symptoms. By the time I had the surgery we'd found pretty good medications to go along with my 12 years of allergy shots so what I really needed was a clean sweep of the sinus tissue. It made a world of difference. difficult child had the surgery twice (routing the tissue--no septum work). The repeat surgery was needed because we hadn't yet found the definite cause of his problems and the right treatment. Whereas mine were mostly allergy based and we were assuming that was his problem too, what was really going on is that he tripped over from a cold into a sinus surgery very easily. After the second surgery I realized this so now if he doesn't clear up completely after a cold I call in for antibiotics and prednisone--we don't mess around. I'm watching him now as a matter of fact. The surgery is tougher if you have the septum work done. I had it done on Friday and didn't feel like doing much until Monday. Still had some bleeding with activity. difficult child had his done in the morning and by afternoon I couldn't keep him down. The surgery will give fresh, uninfected tissue a chance to grow but it will only stay that way with correct treatment--ie identifying the source of the infections, drainage, etc and keeping it at bay. An ENT will also be able to tell if there are polyps or other issues which would make recurrance more likely. My ENT is also more apt to medicate aggressively since we have a history of sinus trouble than most pediatricians or GPs will. FYI, if you're concerned about costs and time off of work, the gold standard for treatment of sinus surgeries (last time I talked to my ENT) is prednisone coupled with an antibiotic. Have they done any longer courses of both to see if it would clear totally? [/QUOTE]
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