fungal infection

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So yes, just 3 months after surgery and my sense of smell is indeed gone, polyps

are growing back (they are small so they actually " popped " a couple), and there

appears to be a fungal infection also. ENT continues to prescribe tobradex

drops after nasal irrigation in a rotation with Rhinocort (1 week tobradex/1

week rhinocort), and I'm on a week's worth of prednisone to try to get back on

track. I had confessed to not being faithfully using the tobradex since it's so

much easier to spray the Rhinocort and be on my way. So I'm getting back with

the program.

I am wondering if there are ENTs or allergists that actually address the fungus

issue rather than relying on steroids, etc. Many years ago (14-16) I had

occasion to use Sporonox and that seemed to be addressing the root cause,

although I understand the reasons why it is not prescribed often now. Just

wondering if there is something else I should be doing. I consulted with my

allergist to do a sanity check on the ENT's recommendations and he simply says

that my ENT is the most well-respected ENT in the Chicago area, and that he is

not aware of any magic bullet for fungal infections. We will proceed with

allergy testing and shots (tried this many years ago--hard to tell if it helped

or not though) but that is the only other plan as of today.

Anyone out there successfully fighting fungal infections in some other way?

Anyone following a diet similar to that outlined in the Yeast Connection? Many

years ago I tried to do the no/low sugar diet for this reason. Maybe that was

what helped me stay relatively healthy for that time period. It is the hardest

thing for me to avoid sugar but I think I might have to give it a try. Got some

acidophilus to incorporate into my diet also.

Thanks very much for any other advice you can share. Writing this it helps so

much to know that others reading it are in my same shoes....

Judy