u/IlFornaio

As advertised. I've been dealing with this for about 3 years. Constantly coughing up phlegm, infections, steroids, nasal rinses, vitamin d, crazy fatigue, you name it, I've had it. Took like 2 years to even get a solid answer on what it was. Chronic sinusitis for the win.

So now that we know, my ENT has suggested FESS. Saw him today. He had a candid convo with me about what to expect, and basically told me my immune system has "reset" , and there is no external cause or reason for my inflammation. In other words there is no allergen or trigger -- my immune system may actually be causing the inflammation because it's been dealing with this for so long. Great.

Because of that, he suggested the FESS may only do so much, and I'll likely be using steroids for a while...or forever? He was very wishy washy about it, and of course, I know he can't give me any guarantees.

People who have had FESS (or anyone, really) -- how have you reduced the inflammation when your own body is the one causing it? I feel like there's a million rabbit holes I need to go down, and I'm just so tired of this.

Anyway, any and all help appreciated. No bad answers. Thanks

I’m a bit confused about something — I see a lot of praise for the anti shine stuff, I forget what it’s called. People seem to swear by it.

Is the idea that the shine literally sheds light on the smp, making it look fake? Wouldn’t a shaved head without smp cast a glare?

What’s the benefit of the anti glare stuff?

I feel like this might be a dumb question. TIA!

Hi folks, as advertised. I was diagnosed with mild apnea about 5 years ago, but the truth is I’ve been a horrible sleeper my entire life.

After the diagnosis (is that what it is?), I had a mouth guard made, but it was way too painful to use consistently. And if I’m being honest, maybe I didn’t want to deal with the scope of the problem and hoped it would go away. So I didn’t do anything about it.

But lately I just can’t function. My moods are crazy, I’m groggy all day, even after naps, and my work is suffering. Some depression creeping in, too.

So I’m scheduled for an overnight cpap test where I guess they figure out what levels I’ll need? Something like that. I’m getting the one that goes up the nose, rather than the mask.

Clearly I’m new and don’t know the terminology yet lol.

Im really hoping this works, because my quality of life is just terrible right now. But I have read about some mixed reactions/experiences with cpaps here (and also heard from some people I know).

I assumed if someone has apnea, a cpap is the fix. But is that not the case for everyone? If the cpap doesn’t work, what then? And if it did work, how long did it take to change your sleep quality?

Just trying to get a sense of what to expect, and how much to calibrate my expectations. Also happy to hear general experiences, if people are willing to share.

Thanks!