sinus problems...
Posted By: momMT on 2007-09-18
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i have always had chronic sinusitis. but....i have had this little knot right on the top of my front gums. in the maxilla area way up high on my gums, like right under my nose. sometimes it gets tender if i get sick...but not sure of any lymph nodes in that area. well, last week i woke up with a stiff neck and feelign tired, tired, tired...just not myself. friday, the knot in my maxilla started getting larger and started having mucous draining down my throat, but my nasal passages were completely dry, almost uncomfortably dry. saturday i bought a neti pot and started cleansing my sinuses with saline. by sunday morning i woke up with the knot the size of a huge marble and pain...and burning. my left eye was almost swollen shut. monday, went and saw my doc, said it was probably an infected hair folicle??are you kidding me? gave me z-pak and flonase., well today the knot is the size of a walnut. cant close my lipds together, and i am swollen from my eye down to the top of my lip. this knot is hard like really hard, solid and has spread out of my gums to where i can see it and feel it. the knot extends up passed the bridge of my nose and sticks out. has anyone heard of a sinus infection like this before? thanks.
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