^ I had the same thing for like 5 weeks. antibiotics and something to help drain it did the trick. I still have a cough 8 weeks in but at least the sinus infection is gone. 

9 hours ago, guzziguy said:

I've been doing that for 2 weeks now.  It's not helping.

 

Will do.  Thanks.

One of the things I found out, is that you have to be gentle with the flow, otherwise you potentially irritate and inflame the sinus passage walls.  I really like Arm & Hammer's Simple Saline (or DIY saltwater and a Neti Pot), put some in, let it sit just for a little bit, let gravity pull it out, then gently purge the rest.  Repeat until clear.

I hope you feel better soon.

According to best science available nowadays, the most effective single treatment for sinusitis is local steroids (Fluticasone is as good as any other). The relevant issue is getting the product where it is most needed and in the proper doses.

We need to make sure that the sprayed aerosol goes to the middle meatus, which means pointing the tip of the cannula into the nose towards the inner part of the eye, right where is the ethmoidal sinus and the drainage areas of the frontal and maxillary ones. It's advised to use your right hand to spray the left nostril and the left hand for the right nostril, this way it's easier to control the direction of the cannula. Logically one should do a thorough cleaning with serum or boiled water with salt at some pressure before the Fluticasone spraying. I always advise Rhinodouche for the great design of the soft bottle, it produces a large flow of liquid and you can precisely control the pressure to your needs. Like Dusty says, you need the pressure level that you can tolerate without irritating the nasal mucosa:

In a case like yours I'd use 5-8 serum cleaning sessions per day, two of them right before the Fluticasone, which I'd spray twice in every nostril, every 12 hours.

Trimetoprim/Sulfametoxazol is OK, as good as any other until you get some bacterial growth and antibiogram performed if that were necessary.

Thanks for the great advice Antonio....

But my immaturity is showing when I see "RhinoDouche" and snicker a bit 😄

 

Agree with Todd!  Thanks for the great advice.  I'll up the number of my daily cleanings.  The PA took a sample for a culture.  The results should come back on Monday. 

I went to visit Jimi Hendrix in the rain.

 

 

Edited January 7, 20233 yr by mikeymad

This is not my picture, but I once visited Stevie in the rain.

Afew miles up the road, in Georgetown, several casers, including Al and I, visited Three Legged Willie.

I See your Rainy (dead) Celebrity Statues, Jimi &  SRV,

and raise you, SF Native, Bruce Lee, in Hong Kong, 

 March, 2019

Edited January 8, 20233 yr by Grahame

Anyone else ?

https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/rock-stars-statues/

Just had a violent hail storm here in San Francisco. Crazy.

It's insane right now. Southern California has a tornado warning. 

I had to drive into town to get gas for our generator, and it was like an obstacle course with trees down, most of the town was without power and dark. Coming back up the mountain, a chunk of it came down on some cars. 

Good times. Tomorrow is another round. 

minor procedure on my troubled leg today......

 

perhaps, next time, I won't ask to see the needle...

The important bit here is not the length, it's the gauge  

Now that's an innuendo!

(Thick does the trick)

6 hours ago, swt61 said:

Now that's an innuendo!

(Thick does the trick)

No, an innuendo is an Italian Suppository 😄

Just returned from our trip. I plan to file a complaint with Vrbo as our rental turned out nothing like the advertised picture.

😁

Great news! Our friend and Lance's former coach had his fencer take Bronze at the Paris world cup.  Lance fenced Cheung, the bronze medalist years ago with Lance getting his ass kicked but it was a good high level almost Olympic ass kicking.

Of note, while training here a few years ago we had all three of these guys plus the rest of the Hong Kong team over to the house for some post training 12 hour braised short rib tacos.  The coaches and their wives loved my wine, what a surprise.

Had a most excellent hike today out to see the waterfalls of Al’s back yard Tam. Flows are awesome after all the rain we’ve had. Dam at the bottom was spilling at full speed.

Nailed wood onto walls with Al and Alden.

Upcycled redwood siding from the former house on the lot where my brother's new house is. This is the tack room in my sister in law's new barn. It's looking very sweet for a rustic utilitarian space.

Still need to finish the ceiling and trim around the doors and window. And then there's another tack room in the garage, aka the tacky room.

The job was made a lot easier, due to Milo's prep of the old Redwood boards. He had them milled to very close tolerances, so mating them up without gaps and other issues was a piece of cake (gluten free, vegan cake for Doug).

Hell, I'd love to have a room sided like this, I hope the saddles and bridels appreciate it!

Nailed more Redwood on walls with Milo.

Caught this little moocher (live-trap) in our kitchen this morning

So now he gets punished with a new home, exercise wheel and regular feedings of high quality mouse feed?

I'd name him Mini the Moocher.

Hi de hi de hi de ho.

4 hours ago, morphsci said:

Caught this little moocher (live-trap) in our kitchen this morning

Dilated pupils == on drugs, or he loves you