Hi,
My Dr.'s nurse called me with the results of my sinus CT scan today and she just said that I had Mild chronic sinusitis and a bone spur. My worst symptom right now is constant severe headaches in my forehead and top of my head. I wouldn't think that MILD sinusitis would cause such horrible headaches. What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Hilery

Well, are you going to see the ENT to go over what you should do about it? I think maybe talk to your doctor first about what to so and then let us know what he says.

Chronic sinusitis is any form is a pain! No one who has never had it can understand just how painful it is. Been there! I hope there is hope as to how to deal w/this for you.

Halls

Well, are you going to see the ENT to go over what you should do about it? I think maybe talk to your doctor first about what to so and then let us know what he says.

Chronic sinusitis is any form is a pain! No one who has never had it can understand just how painful it is. Been there! I hope there is hope as to how to deal w/this for you.

Halls

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I haven't seen an ENT, yet. My GP wants me to finish this round of antibiotics(Tequin) and if this doesn't work(which I doubt it will-this is my 4th round) he will refer me to an ENT.
What's weird is I never feel like I have any nasal congestion, but his nurse said the CT showed a lot of nasal congestion. I never have any discharge from my nose at all, but I do have pnd down my throat. I've been taking Mucinex for about 4 days now, but it doesn't seem to be working. I just wish this horrible pressure would lighten up some. :eek:

hilery

The stuff coming out of the back of your throat is post nasal drip. Are you taking any antihistimines? When I take Zyrtec I always have more stuff come down my throat rather than nose. However, when you have a congestanted blocked sinus passage nothing will come out of your nose. I had chronic sinusitis and nothing was coming out of my nose. When your blocked nothing will come out. You really should see a ENT and try some steroids to help unblock your sinus passage. They usually work, didn't for me this last time, but talk to your doc about trying some.

Chronic sinusitis is nothing to fool with. To help prevent future sinus infections or sinusitis you should irrigate and clean out your sinus's. It has done wonders for me.

Halls

I just got my CT scan results back last week and I was diagnosed with chronic ethmoid sinusitis. I am not convinced however, that I need to take antibiotics and steroids.

I have no congestion but A LOT of post nasal drip. You may want to see an allergist and get tested for allergies. I have allergic rhinitis and I have been doing tons of reading and research and found that allergic rhinitis is a main cause of chronic sinusitis. If you can treat the allergies properly, you can control the sinusitis. However, depnding on the severity of your sinusitis, you may need treatment from an ENT.

In my case, I was told I have a little thickening on my left ethmoid sinus but other than that everything looks fine. I am making an appointment to get tested for allergies and start up immunizations again.

Also, you may want to increase your Vitamin C intake to at least 5000 mg a day. I am starting to take 10,000 mg daily as my body has been handling up to 7000 mg. (sometimes you can get diahhrea or stomach aches from too much Vitamin C) but my body has tolerated high doses just fine. I have more energy and feel 50% better since I have been taking mega doses of vitamin C.

Good Luck.

I also take a lot of vitamin C. But I am curious , Chrislyn, do yo take it all at once or several during the day. I was once told that the body can only handle 500 MG at a time. I would be hard to remember if you had to take it every couple of hours.

Howitt44,

The more Vit. C you take at one time, the less of it is absorbed into the blood, and the more is eliminated as waste. For example, if you take 2,000 mg at once, only 50% is absorbed. Ideally you should take 1000-1250 mg every three hours or so. I try to abide by this rule but most of the time, I take it all at once. Since I take such high doses anyway, I figure my internal organs are still absorbing ALOT! :)

I take 1000mg extended release capsules and also Vit. C powder. I place a teaspoon (which is 5,000 mg) into my juice. Tonight, however, I took 10,000 mg at once. I have been feeling real crummy due to my sinuses so I decided to up my intake to 10,000 - 12,000 a day for little bit and see if it helps me to feel better.

Howitt44,

The more Vit. C you take at one time, the less of it is absorbed into the blood, and the more is eliminated as waste. For example, if you take 2,000 mg at once, only 50% is absorbed. Ideally you should take 1000-1250 mg every three hours or so. I try to abide by this rule but most of the time, I take it all at once. Since I take such high doses anyway, I figure my internal organs are still absorbing ALOT! :)

I take 1000mg extended release capsules and also Vit. C powder. I place a teaspoon (which is 5,000 mg) into my juice. Tonight, however, I took 10,000 mg at once. I have been feeling real crummy due to my sinuses so I decided to up my intake to 10,000 - 12,000 a day for little bit and see if it helps me to feel better.

Thanks for the reply on vitamin C. I have a bottle of Ester-C that is 500 mg. but I will take 2 at a time. Does it not give you diarreha (ms)? I have heard that once you have loose stools you should back off a little. I guess that means your body can't handle the high dose.

Thanks for the reply on vitamin C. I have a bottle of Ester-C that is 500 mg. but I will take 2 at a time. Does it not give you diarreha (ms)? I have heard that once you have loose stools you should back off a little. I guess that means your body can't handle the high dose.

Howitt44-

Funny you should ask that because since I took 10,000 mg last night, I did have diarrhea today and my stomach hurt quite a bit and I had some nausea. So obviously my body did not tolerate 10,000 mg too well. Although it did reduce the swelling of my glands on my neck considerably and reduced my ear pain that I have been experiencing.

I can take 5-6000 mg a day comfortably without any side effects. What happens is your body builds a bowel tolerance level to the vitamin C so once you find an amount you are comfortable with, you should stick with that.