sinus battle: fight!
I've had sinus stuff since at least the beginning of December. Two rounds of antibiotics, ups and downs (a norovirus is actually great for clearing your nasal passages), but still a problem. I'm on the verge of getting an ENT consult, but I realize that what with feeling terrible most of the time I haven't actually managed to do all of the palliative/slow-healing recommendations at the same time, and that that might be important.
I now have a 13-item checklist of what to do daily. I'll try this for a week and then get the probably useless referral. (Lots of stress and worry in having recurrent sinus ick for me; this is why I had to leave undergrad the first time and I'm very scared of it now.)
Shooting for 90% at least. Wish me luck.
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I now have a 13-item checklist of what to do daily. I'll try this for a week and then get the probably useless referral. (Lots of stress and worry in having recurrent sinus ick for me; this is why I had to leave undergrad the first time and I'm very scared of it now.)
- Real Sudafed in the morning
- Humidifier whenever at home
- Tea AM
- Saline nose spray AM
- Tea/soup at lunch
- Saline nose spray at lunch
- Tea/soup at dinner
- Saline nose spray evening
- Hot bath, preferably with aromatics, keep throat submerged as much as possible
- Energetic coughing and removing tonsil ick in shower
- Neti pot in shower
- Flonase after the saline drains out and before bed
- Nyquil
Shooting for 90% at least. Wish me luck.
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