I hate my sinuses. They are causing me intense pain. I am sneezing up what looks like liquified Fruit Loops. I have lost my voice (yes, I checked under the couch, it’s not there). I don’t know who’s voice is currently in residence, but I’m sure he’s a nice young man and wants his own voice back. I am tired of fevers and sweats. I would like to taste my food again. The husband reassures me my body hygiene is not offensive but I am unable to do a confirming sniff-check.
Going up the elevator to the doc’s office I am beating my face against the wall going “ow! ow! ow!” hoping my face will just explode already and get it over with already.
Am now trying better living through pharmaceuticals.
Needless to say, if I can’t go up two floors in an elevator without incredible pain then I am not flying for awhile. Not even as a passenger Which pisses me off no end.
And, because I have dropped 5 pounds from this shit I just [i[know* when I go back to work some dipshit will squeal “OOOO! You’ve *lost weight!* You look SO MUCH BETTER!!! What’s your *secrect?[i/]” Illness, asshole - here, I still have some infectious, snotty kleenexes, let me rub your face with them.
Sinus infections suck. Big time. And there are a lot of assholes who act like you are a baby because when you get them, you get sick. I was the queen of sinus infections until I got mine Roto-Rooted. And my friend used to make fun of me when I stayed home from work because of sinus infections. Anywhoooo, she got one last summer and ended up in the emergency room because “she couldn’t take the pain.” I finally told her “now you know what I went through all those years.” And silently said “now bitch, you’ve had your comeuppance and don’t whinge to me that yours was the worst in the entire world.”
Anyway, I empathize. Take your antibiotics and decongestants. Steam your face. And if you keep getting them go to an ENT/ORL. Most internists don’t know squat about sinus infections. And be happy the goo is coming out.
well, I’ve graduated to the “thick rope-like mucus” stage. Oh joy Clearly, I am going to get better just in time to go to work on Monday - where I will confront a pile of undone shit on my desk.
To add insult to injury, the local airport is apparently using runway 8 this morning. That means just about every plane coming in for a landing flies over my house. Damn! And from the quantity of them I’m missing some good flying.
I am basically recovered enough to realize just how miserable I am. Not to mention the trashcans overflowing with snot rags. The dirty dishes in the sink. And, oh yeah, finally noticed the husband has been sick, too.
This weeked TOTALLY sucks.
Not that I expect any pity from the Dopers. Cripes, I have been reduced to looking for pity from a fucking rant board
Haven’t had a sinus infection this vicious in years I am sooooo fucking pissed and miserable. And I think the family parrots are chumming up to me not because they like me but because if I simply expire into mucus and rigor mortis they’ve called dibs on my eyeballs and other tender bits.
I have sinus infections about five times a year–have since I was 2 or 3. I also have constant sinus drainage. Some days are worse than others, but every time I swallow–every time–I get an extra dose of sinus gunk.
I hate my sinuses. I hate having a constant face ache. I hate that no perscription medication has ever helped me. I hate that I can’t find a doctor willing to stick a tube up my nose and vacuum this crud out once and for all. Hate it. Hate it hate it HATE IT!!!
After 25 years of putting it off because I was too scared, I had sinus surgery last year. It wasn’t comfortable, but the pain was, at its worst, less than the headaches that I had.
It helped A LOT. I had two infections instead of six this year, and they weren’t nearly as bad.
Talk to an ENT. He/she will probably want to do a CAT scan and see if there’s anything they can do. There usually is.It may not even require surgery.
Which pisses me off no end.