Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 : Please report on how you feel on this. I always wonder what happens when you take an acid blocker when you don't need one (even though it might be really helping another condition). I'm interested in hearing your assessment. Barb > > > > > > Penny, Your information on fungal sinusitis is just plain > > wrong....Far from > > > fading away into obscurity the Mayo Clinics report is becoming > the > > standard > > > explanation for chronic sinusitis > > > > > > Some interesting sites on the subject, considering your taking > > Antifungals > > > and like most of us on this group by definition chronically ill > > therefore > > > immucompromised the contents are should be even more > > interesting... > > > > > > http://www.sinuses.com/fungal.htm > > > > > > > > > http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/sinus/fungal_sinusitis.cfm > > > > > > The Diagnosis and Incidence of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis.. this > > has some > > > beautiful photo's > > > > > > > > > http://www.aspergillus.man.ac.uk/secure/laboratory_protocols/Ponikau. > > pdf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [infections] Balloon Sinuplasty - Wow! > > > > > > > > > http://www.acclarent.com/professional/balloon.html > > > > > > Be sure to watch the technology animation. It's really good. > > > > > > > > > I'm going to have this done in a couple of weeks. Despite being > one > > > of those people who lacks symptoms and never seemed a candidate > for > > > sinusitis, my CT scans show a different story. My right maxillary > > > sinus is completely full (and the gunk in there is very old). > > > Basically like a big abscess in my head that's been there a long > > > time. The CT scans also show my teeth roots are in my sinuses, so > > > the infected teeth aren't helping things. However, the infected > > > sinuses aren't helping the infected teeth either. > > > > > > I've found an awesome ENT who does this new balloon sinuplasty > and > > > is having great success with it. Recovery only takes a day. So > far, > > > only a couple of docs are doing it here in SD, but it's going to > > > become very common, probably an office procedure in the future. > > > > > > This ENT also does cultures and sensitivities for bacteria and > mold > > > until you're well. Eureka, finally hit the jackpot with a doctor. > > > > > > She truly is the best doctor I've ever met. Very thorough, very > > > persistent, understands the fatigue/illness factor from chronic > > > infection and she doesn't quit until you get better. > > > > > > Interestingly, she said that mold is the culprit in only a very > > > small percentage of people. She said the Mayo Clinic fungal study > > > threw everybody into a tizzy, but no one's ever been able to > > > reproduce it. She tests for it, and I know one person who she's > > > treated for it, but it's not the big bad that some people seem to > > > think. And I trust this doc to be a completely straight shooter. > > > Mainly based on the people she's gotten well. Some take as long > as > > > two years, but she doesn't give up. > > > > > > I'm so excited about this new technology. Should help a lot of > > > people. > > > > > > penny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 To be sure Barb, i'll report, as soon as ... [infections] Balloon Sinuplasty - Wow! > > > > > > > > > http://www.acclarent.com/professional/balloon.html > > > > > > Be sure to watch the technology animation. It's really good. > > > > > > > > > I'm going to have this done in a couple of weeks. Despite being > one > > > of those people who lacks symptoms and never seemed a candidate > for > > > sinusitis, my CT scans show a different story. My right maxillary > > > sinus is completely full (and the gunk in there is very old). > > > Basically like a big abscess in my head that's been there a long > > > time. The CT scans also show my teeth roots are in my sinuses, so > > > the infected teeth aren't helping things. However, the infected > > > sinuses aren't helping the infected teeth either. > > > > > > I've found an awesome ENT who does this new balloon sinuplasty > and > > > is having great success with it. Recovery only takes a day. So > far, > > > only a couple of docs are doing it here in SD, but it's going to > > > become very common, probably an office procedure in the future. > > > > > > This ENT also does cultures and sensitivities for bacteria and > mold > > > until you're well. Eureka, finally hit the jackpot with a doctor. > > > > > > She truly is the best doctor I've ever met. Very thorough, very > > > persistent, understands the fatigue/illness factor from chronic > > > infection and she doesn't quit until you get better. > > > > > > Interestingly, she said that mold is the culprit in only a very > > > small percentage of people. She said the Mayo Clinic fungal study > > > threw everybody into a tizzy, but no one's ever been able to > > > reproduce it. She tests for it, and I know one person who she's > > > treated for it, but it's not the big bad that some people seem to > > > think. And I trust this doc to be a completely straight shooter. > > > Mainly based on the people she's gotten well. Some take as long > as > > > two years, but she doesn't give up. > > > > > > I'm so excited about this new technology. Should help a lot of > > > people. > > > > > > penny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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