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And I can see that nobody missed me. LOL.
Big week. Just had a balloon sinoplasty done yesterday. Yup, they put balloons in my sinuses and expanded them, then burned out my sinuses with acid and flushed them with water. Last time I had something similar to this done was 30 years ago, and no more sinus problems until last year. Glad to get it done a second time, but let me stress that there better not be a "third time is a charm". LOL.
Lost phone and internet service a week ago, and AT&T finally fixed the problem today. Great customer service... NOT. I still have internet with them, but I told them to shove their internet phone up their ass. My phones are all mobile now.
I had something done to my nose a few years back. Deviated septum or something like it. Made me sound like a coke head. :lol:
She fixed it, and I breathe better, but my sense of smell (and therefore taste) has been a little wonky ever since.
Is it DSL or fiber optic?Glad you are feeling better.
I have VOIP with AT&T and I hate it. Our internet, which is also AT&T is spotty at best, and horrible at worst. I hate them, but we are stuck with them. We have had issue with them for 7 years now, and we can't go with anyone else. It's either them, or Hughes Net.
And I can see that nobody missed me. LOL.
Big week. Just had a balloon sinoplasty done yesterday. Yup, they put balloons in my sinuses and expanded them, then burned out my sinuses with acid and flushed them with water. Last time I had something similar to this done was 30 years ago, and no more sinus problems until last year. Glad to get it done a second time, but let me stress that there better not be a "third time is a charm". LOL.
Lost phone and internet service a week ago, and AT&T finally fixed the problem today. Great customer service... NOT. I still have internet with them, but I told them to shove their internet phone up their ass. My phones are all mobile now.
I had something done to my nose a few years back. Deviated septum or something like it. Made me sound like a coke head. :lol:
She fixed it, and I breathe better, but my sense of smell (and therefore taste) has been a little wonky ever since.
And I can see that nobody missed me. LOL.
Big week. Just had a balloon sinoplasty done yesterday. Yup, they put balloons in my sinuses and expanded them, then burned out my sinuses with acid and flushed them with water. Last time I had something similar to this done was 30 years ago, and no more sinus problems until last year. Glad to get it done a second time, but let me stress that there better not be a "third time is a charm". LOL.
Lost phone and internet service a week ago, and AT&T finally fixed the problem today. Great customer service... NOT. I still have internet with them, but I told them to shove their internet phone up their ass. My phones are all mobile now.
Is it DSL or fiber optic?
i have that, and they wanted to roto-rooter my sinuses, as well. scared the **** out of me, so i didn't have it done. i use Afrin all of the time instead. probably not the best decision.
Definitely not. :lol: Afrin is highly addictive, and I hate to tell you this, but once you decide to get off of it, you'll have it rough. Your nasal passages will be closed up and you'll struggle to breathe. Won't last forever - the way I understand it, it's just a few days.
i've been off it multiple times since i was a kid; generally after paying an ENT a bunch of money and getting a round of steroids. it lasts about a month, and then everything clogs back up again. i go in and get a Flonase or something that sort of works, and then i get tired of not being able to breathe at night, so i go back to the only thing that has ever worked effectively. this time i think that i'll skip the ENT step and just keep using Afrin. i have an expired scrip of steroids if i ever need it.
i considered getting the surgery, but i don't have the time or money, and i don't want them to break my nose or roto-root it. also, i had concerns that it would affect my voice when i was singing semi-professionally.
It was a scary procedure, I'll admit that. For like 3 days, my nose was clogged with what can only be described as "tiny tampons," and I couldn't breathe at all. Only out of my mouth.
at least you did it the right way. i hope that it helped.
it helped me breathe better but like I said, there are some days when my sense of smell is a little wonky.
I wonder if they have Broadband over Power Line in your area.Has to be DSL because it's definitely not fiber optic.
So for a few days you were a mouthbreather? :lol:It was a scary procedure, I'll admit that. For like 3 days, my nose was clogged with what can only be described as "tiny tampons," and I couldn't breathe at all. Only out of my mouth.
I wonder if they have Broadband over Power Line in your area.
I know AT&T is using it in Georgia, so you might look into it. OTOH, you should go here if you haven't already and see what other options there might be. If you get stuck ask your cable provider if they offer satellite internet, which would be several notches above AT&T and Hughes Net.
Believe me, anything is better than AT&T DSL.
So for a few days you were a mouthbreather? :lol:
Get ya' a MAGA hat!
And I can see that nobody missed me. LOL.
Big week. Just had a balloon sinoplasty done yesterday. Yup, they put balloons in my sinuses and expanded them, then burned out my sinuses with acid and flushed them with water. Last time I had something similar to this done was 30 years ago, and no more sinus problems until last year. Glad to get it done a second time, but let me stress that there better not be a "third time is a charm". LOL.
Lost phone and internet service a week ago, and AT&T finally fixed the problem today. Great customer service... NOT. I still have internet with them, but I told them to shove their internet phone up their ass. My phones are all mobile now.
i have that, and they wanted to roto-rooter my sinuses, as well. scared the **** out of me, so i didn't have it done. i use Afrin all of the time instead. probably not the best decision.
i've been off it multiple times since i was a kid; generally after paying an ENT a bunch of money and getting a round of steroids. it lasts about a month, and then everything clogs back up again. i go in and get a Flonase or something that sort of works, and then i get tired of not being able to breathe at night, so i go back to the only thing that has ever worked effectively. this time i think that i'll skip the ENT step and just keep using Afrin. i have an expired scrip of steroids if i ever need it.
i considered getting the surgery, but i don't have the time or money, and i don't want them to break my nose or roto-root it. also, i had concerns that it would affect my voice when i was singing semi-professionally.
Get off the Afrin.
Afrin contains oxymetazoline hydrochloride, which can cause a bounce-back effect where you start needing the spray more and more as it loses its effectiveness and causes even more swelling of the tissues.
My recommendation, as a sufferer who "lives on nasal sprays" to the point where I have to always have a tiny spray bottle in my pocket, is to switch to a spray that contains phenylephrine hydrochloride instead. No bounce-back effect.
The most common or "well known" brand is 4Way, but a lot of drug stores carry their own generic version that contains the same active ingredient at a much lower price.
Walgreens and Rite-Aid carry a generic that simply says "Nose Spray" and it's in a light blue paper box but look for phenylephrine hydrochloride as the active ingredient instead of oxymetazoline hydrochloride.
If you switch to phenylephrine hydrochloride based sprays and use a nasal irrigation system like Navage on a daily basis, you'll find that you only need to use the spray when you encounter a situation where your sinuses slam shut instead of having to use it all day long.
That's why I have to carry the stuff. I might go one or even two days without using it but when I need it, I desperately need it right then and there, because the pressure becomes very intense and I have a lot of discomfort.
My very first sinus operation put me on easy street for about two years but the tissues have apparently grown back again, so this time I am hoping to get the balloon procedure instead.
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