The inventor of the sinus infection must die. How should this happen?

[Missy Vixen]

Let's just say that I have spent the last two days with my hand welded to the Kleenex box -- that is, when I'm not sleeping.

I've decided that the inventor of the sinus infection must pay for his/her crimes. How do you think this should happen?

Julie

[blondeatlast]

1. Other. Having been hospitalized for a WEEK for one of those once,

May he/she get as bad a case as I did, with the same attending physician, who was terrified of allowing me sufficient pain medication, until it rots their sinuses all the way through.

Few people can empathize more than I, and the bastard was absolutely strict on the med orsers even though my nurse told him repeatedly I needed more.

I basically cried quietly in my bed for three days. It was the worst pain I've felt in my life, and I've given birth.

[bettyellen]

2. you need to use a netti pot. you'll never have another infection

for the rest of your life. they are lifesavers.

[dolo amber]

3. I'm scared of those

I fear my lack of overall coordination would cause me to drown myself. x(

[bettyellen]

5. actually it's really easy once you get the trick ...

you have to seriously breathe through your mouth with your mouth open the whole time, that sort of disengages your sinuses from the process.
this took me a week of screwing up (yes, painful) to figure out. if you get that right, the positioning of your head is just trial and error. i dip my head more than they say you should because it was my upper sinuses that were particularly bad.
and the water has to be salted (no idiodine) with a pinch of baking soda. plain water hurts. but i had a painful pressure spot behind my eye that never seemed to go away, and it;s disappeared completely. it's so great.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

4. Ever watched Seven? Option #3 happened to a guy in that movie

Well, not Chicken Milano, but ate until his stomach ruptured :scared:

[Beausoir]

6. It is a tough choice but I went with the clowns. The "repeatedly" part

clinched it for me.

I am currently in the middle of my second course of antibiotics for the worst sinus infection I've yet had. They are really hard to treat. My throat was so incredibly sore from the PND that even vicodin would not relieve the pain.

Every single time I get a cold now, it turns into a sinus infection and I spend weeks and weeks feeling horrible. I am thinking about that Neti-pot thing but it scares me.

So, yeah, I went with the clowns. He deserves it..the bastid.

Get better, Julie.

[Missy Vixen]

8. Beausoir, it's time to bring out the big guns

Big Daddy will fix it all for us, won't he?



In the meantime, I'm wondering about one of those Neti pots myself. I ended up having surgery many years ago to supposedly fix the problem that was causing the endless sinus infections; I really don't care to repeat THAT experience.

I hope you'll be feeling better soon, too.

Julie

[Beausoir]

10. Hee-hee. You never let me down!

Ohh. That's a new picture to me.

I knew a woman who had that sinus surgery. The drilled holes in her sinuses to help with the infections. She said it was a horrifically painful procedure. Yikes.

I wonder if Big Daddy get sinus infections? Tee-hee. I somehow can't see him using a Neti-pot.

[Missy Vixen]

11. Okay, this is what I'm wondering about

Is he a big whiny baby when he gets sick -- "I don't feeeellll gooooooooood. Julie, will you get me the remote and some Guinness? I need a blanket, too." Or, is he one of those stoic guys who won't take an aspirin till he's close to death -- "I passed out? So what. I'm too busy for this!"

>The drilled holes in her sinuses to help with the infections.<

I wasn't quite that lucky. The procedure I had was not a lot of fun, though, and I'm going to investigate the Neti-pot before I go back to the doctor again and explore my alternatives.

>I somehow can't see him using a Neti-pot.<

I'm convinced that he's a cross between Superman and a dragon slayer, so even the thought of him doing routine things like going to the grocery store and doing the laundry is almost more than I can comprehend ;-).

Julie

[Beausoir]

12. It's just so much fun to ponder! Tee-hee.

Is he a big whiny baby when he gets sick -- "I don't feeeellll gooooooooood. Julie, will you get me the remote and some Guinness? I need a blanket, too." Or, is he one of those stoic guys who won't take an aspirin till he's close to death -- "I passed out? So what. I'm too busy for this!"

I think it's both. He gets sick to the point of passing out and THEN he wants Julie to get him some chicken soup. And a warm blanket. And a cuddle.

Oh yeah.

[Missy Vixen]

22. Okay, I've come to a decision.

After a lot of thought, I've decided he's a stoic. He used to play rugby, so what's a little sinus infection when you're used to bleeding all over the place every weekend? ;-)

>He gets sick to the point of passing out and THEN he wants Julie to get him some chicken soup. And a warm blanket. And a cuddle.<

Awwww. :blush:

Julie

[ghostsofgiants]

7. Think you could go after the bastard who invented strep throat as well?

x(

[Missy Vixen]

9. Ahhh, primate1, now there's someone who needs to be dealt with

I'm wondering what kind of punishment would be heinous enough for that.

Julie

[Floogeldy]

13. You want God to be killed?

:cry:

[bonito]

14. Ionic silver works great

but thats just me, having used it for years for all kinds of infections with no side effects.

[u4ic]

15. Drowned in their own phlegm n/t

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. I hope you don't smoke.. if you do, please stop..

[Missy Vixen]

18. I've never smoked

I've never even tried it.

Thank you, though, for the reminder.

Julie

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

19. I'm just saying, because sinus infections are MUCH more common among

folks that I know who smoke. Although they certainly happen to us nonsmokers too.

[Missy Vixen]

20. My dad was a two-pack-a-day guy

If people want to smoke, it's their perfect right. I had significant respiratory problems as a result of his smoking when I lived at home, so I chose not to.

I hope that you are feeling good, and having a very nice Sunday.
Julie

[fortyfeetunder]

23. Don't forget second hand smoke will do it too.

grew up with a smoking parent. Not only would I get the sinus infection and also a case of bronchitis! The parent was clueless to the association between the smoking and my sinus problems.

edited: grammar

[DawgHouse]

17. I just had my first sinus infection a few weeks ago.

The pain was horrendous. Get well soon! Thank goodness for leviquin! :)

[Nikia]

21. Dehydration/electolyte imbalance due to digestive problems

Caused by antibiotics.
A couple years ago, I had a very persistent chronic sinus infection.
I took heavy duty antibiotics for an entire month. I had digestive side effects that weren't pleasant. The only reason that I didn't inform my doctor was because I wanted to be finally cured and I wasn't going to switch to something different after those pills cost me over $100 that my insurance didn't cover out of a total cost of $400.