Re: ongoing irrigation saga

[Guest guest]

I'm no doctor, but obviously pain is the sign of something that's not right.

I wouldn't persist doing the same thing -- I'd change something.

In terms of what's happening, I'm having trouble visualizing it.

If the input nostril is blocked, then the rinse will have trouble gettting

through to cause any trouble, but if it does get through, it should be able

to drain out the other nostril.

If its the exit nostril that is blocked, then I can understand better that

the rinse might get forced where it doesn't belong.

In the latter case, or just in general, the rinse could always be allowed to

exit through the mouth, even if there is a bit of gagging.

Having said all that, I'm not that good at really understanding how all the

passageways fit together, so I'm not even sure if this adds up to 2 cents

worth.

As far as the steroids are concerned, a week's worth of Prednisone ever hurt

anyone as far as I know.

--

Ken West

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> From: " truelori " <lori@...>

> Reply-samters

> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:43:10 -0000

> samters

> Subject: ongoing irrigation saga

>

> So I am getting better at irrigation, but I still am concerned about

> the nostril that is blocked!

>

> I definitely can get stuff through there with the adaptor. But

> today when I was doing that my ears were popping and it seemed the

> fluid may have been getting forced up around my ears, like when you

> are on an airplane. Now my cheek on that side and the ear really

> hurt like I am developing an infection.

>

> Am I being paranoid or should stop irrigating on this side until I

> can get the nostril perhaps to open with the steroids?

>

> I am going on a plane trip in a couple of weeks and I'm really

> worried, I don't want to have an ear or sinus infection at the

> time. I'm thinking of asking my doctor if I can have a burst of

> steroids for this trip. I have never done that before for

> a " lifestyle " issue and I really hate the prednisone in general, but

> I'm presenting a paper at a conference and I don't want my trip to

> be ruined by a horrible mess of sinuses.

>

> Lori

[Guest guest]

Lori: don't irrigate on that side until you get a burst of steroids and get

swelling or polyps taken down a bit. In the meantime- use a bit of afrin

spray if it helps you.

Carol

ongoing irrigation saga

> So I am getting better at irrigation, but I still am concerned about

> the nostril that is blocked!

>

> I definitely can get stuff through there with the adaptor. But

> today when I was doing that my ears were popping and it seemed the

> fluid may have been getting forced up around my ears, like when you

> are on an airplane. Now my cheek on that side and the ear really

> hurt like I am developing an infection.

>

> Am I being paranoid or should stop irrigating on this side until I

> can get the nostril perhaps to open with the steroids?

>

> I am going on a plane trip in a couple of weeks and I'm really

> worried, I don't want to have an ear or sinus infection at the

> time. I'm thinking of asking my doctor if I can have a burst of

> steroids for this trip. I have never done that before for

> a " lifestyle " issue and I really hate the prednisone in general, but

> I'm presenting a paper at a conference and I don't want my trip to

> be ruined by a horrible mess of sinuses.

>

> Lori

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