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From: ejk47@ihuxn.UUCP (Ed Kufeldt, ihuxn ejk47)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: sinus problems
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Date: Mon, 12-Mar-84 17:04:01 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 12 17:04:01 1984
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I too, was plagued with bad sinuses.  I had my problem corrected
via the surgery after I had a severe enough problem that totally
incapacitated me.  The pain in my right sinus was so unbearable
that the initial diagnosis I was thought to have a tumor.  I agree
with the doctor in that you would be laid up for about 2 weeks.  I
was in the hospital for a week after the surgery.  Both my eyes
were swollen shut for three days after surgery, and the pain was
just as bad as when I went in. (They had me on Demeril(sp.) every
four hours.)  The surgical procedure was simple, they went into
my sinus via my nose and opened the sinus which was closed.  The
surgeon said he drained about a cup of fluid that was trapped
behind the blockage.  After opening the sinus, he put in a plastic
tube to drain the sinus into the back of my throat.  The tube stays
in for the rest of your life, unless there are problems.  It has been
11 years since I had the surgery.  I have had less colds and/or
sinus infections since that time.  I can't recommend the surgery unless
your problems were as bad as mine.  The post-operative pain is not worth
the effort unless you are plagued by extremely bad headaches or
infections.

                                     Ed Kufeldt
                                     ihuxn!ejk47
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