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<blockquote data-quote="Lothlorien" data-source="post: 126926" data-attributes="member: 1024"><p>I had it. It did help reduce the amount of infections that I get. However, I'm dealing with one right now. I know exactly how you feel. If you can schedule the surgery to be done on a Thursday, you can probably be back to work by Monday. Two days off for a surgery has got to be better than repeated sick days.</p><p> </p><p>I would ask more about the surgery. When the doctor did my surgery, he actually drilled two holes. I believe it was into the bones, to add more areas of drainage. </p><p> </p><p>What antibiotics have you been on? Are you using Flonase or one of those sprays? Typically, for my sinus infections, I get Avalox or Levaquin for an antibiotic. They are strong and I need at least 14 days of it, rather than 10. 10 days of a crappy antibiotic will push the infection down, ridding your symptoms for a few weeks, but then in comes back with a vengence. Eventually, impaction can happen, as did in my case. I couldn't even stand up. I was on Percocet for days and on antibiotics for 30 days. When it didn't clear, I had no choice but to go for the surgery.</p><p> </p><p>The only negative to the surgery is that I used to be able to smell anything and pinpoint exactly where it was coming from. My sense of smell is about 80&#37; of what it used to be. I can still smell things that others can't, but can't always pinpoint where it's coming from, which drives me a little nuts, especially when I'm trying to find a child's sippy cup that has gone sour, from them hiding it or dropping behind the furniture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lothlorien, post: 126926, member: 1024"] I had it. It did help reduce the amount of infections that I get. However, I'm dealing with one right now. I know exactly how you feel. If you can schedule the surgery to be done on a Thursday, you can probably be back to work by Monday. Two days off for a surgery has got to be better than repeated sick days. I would ask more about the surgery. When the doctor did my surgery, he actually drilled two holes. I believe it was into the bones, to add more areas of drainage. What antibiotics have you been on? Are you using Flonase or one of those sprays? Typically, for my sinus infections, I get Avalox or Levaquin for an antibiotic. They are strong and I need at least 14 days of it, rather than 10. 10 days of a crappy antibiotic will push the infection down, ridding your symptoms for a few weeks, but then in comes back with a vengence. Eventually, impaction can happen, as did in my case. I couldn't even stand up. I was on Percocet for days and on antibiotics for 30 days. When it didn't clear, I had no choice but to go for the surgery. The only negative to the surgery is that I used to be able to smell anything and pinpoint exactly where it was coming from. My sense of smell is about 80% of what it used to be. I can still smell things that others can't, but can't always pinpoint where it's coming from, which drives me a little nuts, especially when I'm trying to find a child's sippy cup that has gone sour, from them hiding it or dropping behind the furniture. [/QUOTE]
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