Guest guest Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 In a message dated 6/17/2003 11:35:40 AM Mountain Daylight Time, truelori@... writes: Perhaps if I could spend all day with my head upside down and a bottle of Flonase ... but otherwise it's just not enough 5-20 minutes at bedtime with your head down might be effective though. There might even be a way to fall essentially asleep in a position essentially like or similar to this. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 > Once the polyps are this size, I have never found anything that can shrink> them except high doses of prednisone.> > would oral prednisone first, then topical steroid drops as maintenance work? Unfortunately apparently not. I have tried that cycle time and time again with the same results. I start the topical medications while the polyps are still small, but as soon as I go off the oral prednisone the polyps reappear. Perhaps if I could spend all day with my head upside down and a bottle of Flonase ... but otherwise it's just not enough. As we know, Samters is a systemic disorder, not isolated to the nose, so it makes sense to me that it wouldn't solve the problem, although I'm ever hopeful as evidenced by the fact I still try it again and again ... I think that is the definition of insanity actually. There is actually some published work on the fact that we become "tolerant" to steroids and need higher and higher doses. I unfortunately don't have the reference here. It's that article that someone ordered ... did anyone receive it yet? Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 I am VERY allergic to all NSAIDS so that scares me. I would never do it myself. Have you done this? How sensitive are you to aspirin? Which method did you use?> > From: Melinda C mcasida57@...> Subject: Shrinking Polyps> samters > Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 12:17 AM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > I have had 4 sinus surgeries and was told the polyps were all back and am in need of a 5th surgery. Has anyone had any luck shrinking their polyps using any other methods? I will try anything. Right now I use Nasonex and am doing nasal washes with hydrogen peroxide. I am also taking zinc. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks!!> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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