Very true! Chronic sinusitis here, neti pots don't work for me but oceans do!
Posted By: NM on 2007-08-12
In Reply to: swimming in an ocean fixes it too.....n/m - saltwater great for sinuses-go to BEACH!!..LOL
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Does anyone else have chronic sinusitis
I have been battling this particular bout for two months now, and I am on my third run of antibiotics (Avelox the first two times, azithromycin this time). I have negative pressure in my left ear which has caused severe dizzy spells, and I am still running a low grade fever, even though I took the last of the azithromycin today.
I've had allergy problems for a long time and I usually get a sinus infection maybe once a year, but it has never been as bad as this. I was wondering if anyone else has had this kind of experience and, if so, is there anything that helped?
TIA
Exactly, lol, and anyone who is treated like a true princess does not work! lol
Oh now she'll say but I like having my own money, so I can give to charity...blah, blah. We've heard it before. Hogwash, cause why can't hubby do that too?. Oh, hmmmm, he's just not THAT nice or THAT well off, is he? Oh I see. LOL!!!
Oceans.... Stones or Beatles.
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sinusitis
Are you sure it's not seasonal allergies? Anyway, there's a spray called Sinus Rescue by a company called Peaceful Mountain in Colorado. I think they have a website if you Google it. I know most health food stores carry their products. I stumbled upon it when looking for something for my mom when she contracted E. coli while in the hospital. I bought their Stomach Rescue, and after my mom took one dose - no more E. coli!!! It was really amazing. Now I use a bunch of their products.
any remedies for sinusitis??
I've been congested/runny nose for three weeks now. Anybody have any suggestions for home remedies??
Sinusitis and migraine
Is there any hope for a person who has both chronic sinusitis (on one side of the head/face) and migraine (on the other)? I have both and get the pains alternating about once a month and nothing seems to work. Using hair color especially seems to exacerbate the sinusitis but how else do I cover up those grays? Staring at the computer all day brings on the migraine once a month, which lasts for 3 days (and nights ). No medication seems to help. Tried them all. Especially once the migraine starts, NOTHING works, have to take something before it does, or I'm sunk, and it has this uncanny habit of creeping on unannounced.
Sinusitis/Migraines
I had my eyes checked and wear glasses - no more migraines. When I had sinusitis really bad (not too much now), I used to boil a pot of water on the stove and stand over it to inhale the vapors. Sometimes a towel over my head helped to capture more steam from the boiling water (be careful the towel doesn't catch fire from the stove burner), and I usually gained some relief. Another idea for the migraine/sinusitis is to keep placing a really hot washcloth over your eyes/forehead and lay down in a dark room. I do have a facial machine, but I haven't tried that yet as I haven't had any migraines/sinusitis in a long time. Hope this helps.....I feel your pain  .
perhaps you could try a neti pot
nm
neti pot
Look this up on line - it is the most reasonably priced answer to sinus problems. It seems sort of strange at first, but if you keep it up -you should see results. Sometimes the old-timey stuff works the best. The rest is just there to make money for someone else. Definitely stay away from the steroids. They are very damaging to your body.
Believe it or not.....the Neti Pot really does
it helps to wash out all the allergens from his sinus cavities. My daughter who is now 26 finally decided to give it a try and she was very amazed at how well it worked. She doesn't walk around stuffy all the time now!
Our neighbor has an 8 year old son who ENT doctor here in town said he HAD to have sinus surgery, so they did, and his problems only got worse. She took him to an out of town ENT who was mortified that they did surgery on a kid of 8 in the first place but said he rarely cares for sinus surgery to "unclog" sinuses.
He suggest she use something similar to a Neti Pot, which was a water pic type device. This child actually liked using it and it worked like a charm......it cleared out junk you wouldn't believe was in there in the first place. He rarely has had any stuffiness from allergies since. The surgery only caused scarring.
I second the Neti pot.
We use one, and it's amazing how much better allergy season is for all of us. I have a friend who is Korean, and flushing the sinuses is really part of their regular hygiene routine. She taught me about Neti pots. We even rarely get colds now that we do this routinely.
Neti Pot
Had never heard of one, so looked it up online.. Where do you get them at? We have terrible allergy/sinus junk almost year round.. so this really seems to work? you learn something new every day~
Use a Neti Pot every day! It really does help!
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I need new pots and pans.
Does anyone have some kind that they really like? Thanks.
pots and pans
I bought my husband Wolfgang Puck's Cafe Collection last year for Christmas - he loves them! Got them at Sam's Club for 100.00. Heavy weight, even cooking, glass lids.
Pots & Pans sm
Yes, go to the Dollar Store, buy all kinds, then buy a couple rolls of aluminum foil to line pans.. Bake in oven as often as possible, bread crumbs and a little non-fat oil go a long way! After using once, throw foil away, use new foil to line pan, use again. After pan falls apart, make the decision whether to buy another one for a buck! Worried about veggies? Do the same, steam veggies in pan lined with foil, follow directions as above. Save money, clean bill of health. Who needs Cephalon?? Be good to yourself, you work, Lady! Well, just kidding but I do this sometimes when I need a break and it works, really!!! I heard Cephalon and T-Fall are good. But how do I know? I like throw away better,too busy for all that other stuff. Good luck to you. Each time I open my cupboard door, I get hit in the head. Rather it be lightweight aluminum than a great big real pan. Happy Turkey Day. Using one of those dollar store bought ones for that. It has a really cool double strength bottom and I can throw it away after. To each his/her own, depends on the situation and whether or not you might get caught!!
Have you ever tried a neti pot to cleanse your sinus
Maybe you should ask your doctor first, but these things are great. I don't have major sinus problems, but I do have an itchy nose from allergies, and my neti pot helped me. Here's a link to amazon.com if you want to check it out.
http://www.amazon.com/SinuCleanse-Natural-Saline-Solution-Packets/dp/B0001Z5OZU/ref=pd_sim_hpc_1/105-9455682-5629265?ie=UTF8&qid=1186891403&sr=8-1
I would take Neti to desert island. sm
Used to have to take 2 Sudafed (the real kind) and one Benadryl per day, then had to go to Allegra D every so often, just to keep ahead of my allergies. If I use the Neti Pot every day, I might have to take one sudafed a week, and we are in the Ohio Valley, which is apparently where all allergists want to live - very profitable for them, ha!
Seriously, i would take it to a deserted island if i had that option. It's that good.
hc
as I'm aging, I do not like HEAVY pots/pans
La Crueset was too heavy for me as is cast iron plus cast iron is bad for people with hepatitis problem(s) so I tend to stay away from cast iron (puts off iron in the food and hepatitis C feeds on iron) as I have a family member with this particular hepatitis.
My hands are also very bad after transcribing for 30+ years - so I tend to want nonaluminum lighter cookware which would be something like Farberware or Revereware if they still make the latter. *lol*
Why not hit your local garden center to see what's blooming in pots
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Friend of a chronic farter
I've been friends with a man since we were about 6. He has ALWAYS had chronic gas. He used to be sent from class after the fact, which never made sense to me. Some teachers even made jokes about it. I can't believe you would punish a child for farting in class. I'm guess all the teachers are fluffers not farters.
Cymbalta for chronic pain?
Does anyone know anyone who uses this for pain or depression? Any info would be appreciated. TIA
You can grow tomato plants upside down from hanging pots, too.
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I've got Cuisinart hard anodized pots and pans
They still look like they came out of the box and they're about 4 years old. I'm impressed because I used to go through a set a year on the average so I bit the bullet and paid more money and I'm glad I did.
I thought there was a chronic illness board - ? (sm)
If so, can anyone tell me how to get to it please?
Fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue - I had it for 7 years (sm)
Started at about 27. If they rule everything else out, that might be what you end up being diagnosed with. I have a tendency to go on and on about this because I tried so many things over the years, so I'll try not to do that right now :-). My first question would have to be "Do you get good sleep?" If not, please Google the effects of long-term sleep deprivation - I had ALWAYS been a poor sleeper, sort of anxious person. Long term DEEP sleep deprivation causes the exact same symptoms as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and other chronic illnesses because your body does not ever get a chance to completely repair itself. If DEEP sleep is an issue for you - that is a great place to start - get a good prescription sleep med and don't be afraid to use it! Over the period of a year of using sleep med and getting good sleep I noticed myself getting gradually better and better.
Chronic back pain, AKA, just keep me in drugs so I can be ..
in a stupor and maybe get disability or at least a handicapped sticker for my car.
Put all the food in a cooler, fill freezer with pots of hot water, & bath
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Yes being in this field and/or having had chronic "mystery" health problems (sm)
You do quickly learn that physicians are only human and they don't know everything. We really have to take a lot of responsiblity for our own health and that of our family members who may not have the same knowledge. We do not know as much as physicians know about medicine, but we know more than they do about our own bodies and our family members and we just might have the insight they need to put together a diagnosis.
Good for you for writing to them!
Epstein-Barr or chronic fatigue syndrome
Anyone here deal with Epstein-Barr virus and/or chronic fatigue syndrome? My 17-year-old DD was diagnosed recently with CFS. Her EBV titer came back at 2900 or so. She hasn't been sick with a fever or sore throat for over a year but has been tired a lot for at least that period of time, so we assume she was infected at least a year ago. She never had swollen nodes, so I really don't have a specific time in mind.
She is also anemic and recently started iron supplementation. Hopefully that will help some. We just wondered about some tried-and-true therapies for the symptoms. Hopefully she will be one whose levels continue to fall over time.
Sandi
Any good affordable alternatives for chronic constipation besides Glucolax? sm
Our 17-year-old stepdaughter has chronic problems with constipation. The insurance company is now refusing to pay for this medication because MiraLax is now over-the-counter and is similar. We were paying $3 a month in copays for the Glycolax and I'm seeing prices of $22-25/month for MiraLax. She doesn't eat the best high fiber diet (typical teenager) even though the GI doctor told her to because her mother died of colon cancer and other relatives died of various cancers.
Any recommendations of things to try?
How is this kid in school with chronic infestation? School nurse
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Yes - does not work! Hoax if you ask me. MetaboLife doesn't work either.
The only thing that works for me is exercise and eating correctly! No quick fix, unfortunately.
You dont work for them, you work for YOU. If you
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I TRIED to work, WANTED to work, but
So now I have to scramble for the rest of the week, trying to catch up on what I didn't do today. And of course, working today was in hopes of catching up on whatI didn't do last week. This job is a never-ending hamster-wheel of lunacy.
No way this is true... sm
my husband is Aries and has never had an accident in his 34 years of driving. My brother-in-law is also an Aries and he's never had a wreck in 28 years of driving.
Very true,
I just do not want to hurt my husband or hurt our marriage. I have been doing a lot of praying about the situation and I am not going to let him ruin our holiday. If I have to not go around him I will just not go around him. Thanks again for all the replies, God Bless and Merry Christmas
very true
But if you limit to under 20 gm for 2 weeks you will loose those bread cravings and sugar cravings. After that you have to slowly put them back in (the right ones fruits and veggies)and test at what level you will still loose weight. Adkins...But it you go overboard and cut them out for good will end ya in the hospital with kidney failure. Otherwise Adkins is a great program...2 weeks and the cravings end, amazing. I mark a start and end point for the 2 weeks on the calander and x out each day because to start it is brutal. As long as I can seen an end in site I'm ok. I lost 40 pounds on it 2 years ago and they put me back on meds to manage chronic pain and it went right back on, now I am learning to manage both. Bad back and extra weight are not a good combination.
according to what or who is this true?
reincarnation maybe?
So true!
You are so right--wish more had your compassion! There should be a ''Golden Rule'' for animals!
True but if you think about it -
helping someone to help themselves to not be a drain on taxpayers is NEVER a bad idea.
I was a single mother at 18. I had no one to depend on and couldn't get welfare. It was a long struggle but I did it and I did it on my own. Not everyone can.
So true.
uio
LOL true!
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That's not true
They will remove that money from your account unless they have some sort of overdraft protection that prevents it from bouncing. But if the check bounces, they will take the money from you. That is why at stores, they always have signs saying you will be charged a $25 fee for a returned check - because that money was taken away from them.
I had a $300 check that was given to me bounce and they took that $300 away from me - that was a mess!!!
Not true
My parents have been happily married for 45 years and in my entire childhood I remember them having 1 fight.
This is not to say a man is necessary for happiness. I personally have never married, am still single (and happy) at age 41. But I know its possible to find someone like that--in the meantime, I am happy with my life and will never "settle" for less just to have a man.
Very true (sm)
No woman should ever need to be dependent on a man to survive, ditto for men being dependent on a woman. Everyone should be self-sufficient in life.
Please teach your children, male and female, to learn a trade or a career that will allow them to support themselves. Please teach them to establish their own credit rating. Teach them to live beneath their means. Teach them self-respect and morals. Teach them to be self-reliant and independent. If they have the fortune of finding a wonderful man or woman, they are blessed as will be their children. If that wonderful man or woman turns out to be Satan in human form, they will possess the right strengths to handle the situation. If the wonderful man or woman drops dead long before their time they will at least have the knowledge and ability to support themselves and/or children.
There are wonderful men and women out there. You usually don't find them in bars. It takes more than 6 months to determine if they are worthy of you. Don't "settle". We are all responsible for our choices and hopefully learn by our mistakes.
To the women on this board who think they can't leave their husbands because they don't have the financial resources, please consider if staying is worth the lesson your children are learning in how to treat a wife. If that husband dropped dead right now, what's the difference? A life insurance policy? You will find a way to survive. No child deserves to grow up in a battlefield. Stop the cycle of abuse by teaching your children that being abused, whether physically or mentally, is never acceptable. Standing up for yourself so you can stand up for your children. Teach your children strength in by doing what is right, whether it is seeking counseling and/or leaving a bad marriage.
The woman that started this thread was so right in saying that when you hit middle age and beyond, you will be astounded at where life went and why you didn't make it better when it mattered most. Listen to your elders!
I decided to leave a bad marriage after 13 years. My husband had pulled "the last straw" and I told him I was leaving without batting an eyelash. On the inside I was in a complete wreck. Didn't know where I would go, how I would survive, but bad husband be damned, there was no way on this planet I was going to let my son grow up in that environment. I gave up all the comforts, the fancy home, the new cars, the vacations, etc. I'd do it again in a NY minute and I don't miss it in the least. NOTHING is worth compromising your sanity and your children's identity.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
That's true, too.
I am sure now that I have invited her to email me we will do just that. That, of course, does not mean that we can't or won't use this board too, probably just not as much. I have only been speaking with this person for many a week, it's not like we have tied up the board for months. I know what you are saying, and frankly I have thought of that, too. It is annoying to us to be put down for just being friends. People who love their animals can't say enough about it, and that way it would be totally private and we can talk the whole DOGgone day or night. How about it, Me2, give me your opinion.
How very, very true!
Reading that just took me back twenty-five years! At the point where he asked me not to tell the cast members in his play who I was because they didn't know he was married (and I actually complied!)I knew it was either get out or commit suicide. I made the sane choice.
Is it really true?
Reading a great little book called "Food Pets Die For" I learned that the recent epidemic of pet deaths forcing recall of nearly a hundred brands of poisonous commercial pet food is only the "tip of the iceberg". Is it true that ground up roadkill, diseased pet carcasses, and slaughterhouse waste, mixed with grain unfit for human consumption and laced with synthetic preservatives, is considered a healthy diet for people's beloved pets by most veterinarians? If not, then why do so many vet offices sell the stuff?
Yes, it's true
I've heard the Wal-Mart brands are the worst (like Old Roy).
I have to feed my dog a special dog food I get from the vet for dogs with kidney and bladder problems because he gets bladder stones. Hill Science Diet makes it.
I also get regular boneless chicken breasts from the grocery store, usually about 10 pounds at a time, cook them up in the crock pot (I have a 5-6 quart crock pot), put them into plastic bowls and freeze them. Since he is a small dog, that makes enough food for his "supper" for a month or more. I usually try to catch sales for $1.99 a pound (sometimes $1.49 a pound). That's only $20 for a month's worth of food that you know is at least reasonably healthy.
Very true
My friend goes to garage sales every weekend. She collects antiques and picks up things at sales that people have no idea how much they're worth and she buys them for close to nothing and finds out they're work hundreds of dollars.
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