Good morning!!! I have to go this morning to get another cat scan of my head to see if my sinuses are clear, I'm guessing they are not. That will probably mean surgery to clean them out, finally after more then 30 years of being blocked apparently. My right side is open but my left side is blocked solid all the way to the end, the doctor put me on 3 weeks of antibiotics to see if it made any difference, but I don't feel any different. She also had me take a daily over the counter 'pro-biotic' to keep things working right and prevent infections, I have never been told that before. I have what's called, forgive the spelling Doc, 'crhronic-rhino-sinusitis' or CRS disease. I told my doctor I ALREADY KNEW THAT, she looked at me funny and I said 'can't remember sh!t', CRS for old folks! She laughed and we got along fine after that!!
Good morning!!! I have to go this morning to get another cat scan of my head to see if my sinuses are clear, I'm guessing they are not. That will probably mean surgery to clean them out, finally after more then 30 years of being blocked apparently. My right side is open but my left side is blocked solid all the way to the end, the doctor put me on 3 weeks of antibiotics to see if it made any difference, but I don't feel any different. She also had me take a daily over the counter 'pro-biotic' to keep things working right and prevent infections, I have never been told that before. I have what's called, forgive the spelling Doc, 'crhronic-rhino-sinusitis' or CRS disease. I told my doctor I ALREADY KNEW THAT, she looked at me funny and I said 'can't remember sh!t', CRS for old folks! She laughed and we got along fine after that!!
WINNING!!!
I, too, have sinusitis; and have had several sinus surgeries. The first was in 1987, then 1998. Scar tissue formed; so, again in 1998. More scar tissue; so, again in 1999, then the last one in 2006.
Each surgery was the full Roto-Rooter job. Now, I seem to be OK. I'm still on Beconase-(AQ) for my sinuses; otherwise, everything seems fine.
Oh, one side effect. While my sense of smell did improve, it was only slightly. I have, (and always had), a hard time smelling things.
Picture a hill with a great noble house on the top. A long flared ridge with a slight kink descends from it to a sharp overhang, where groups of tents lie marked by a jaunty sign sitting amongst a pile of ropes and grapples. 'Spelunker Base Camp'.
The house is in fact an Edwardian manor, the wrought iron gate at the entrance has an arch that reads :
The Happy Peak Retirement Home for Otorhinolaryngologists
Within which is the Rostrum Reading Room, the door of which has a coat of arms above ( featuring a mounted Templar knight simultaneously wielding a hook, mallet and probe ) that reads :
Si in dubium, quâ illud polypus
[ if in doubt, tell 'em it's a polyp ]
There engulfed in a large armchair snoozes Professor Ralph 'The Mercurial' Uvula - who once shaved the turbinates ( in under seven seconds ) of the Queen's best horse at Ascot in 1967. That afternoon it went on to win the Derby by a short nose.
Beside him, working over a berm of white powder on the table with a credit card is Mr Angus 'The Auger' McReamer.
Angus : Ah, those were the good old days.
Ralph ( waking up ) : what ?
Angus : you know, before this new technology.
Ralph : Yes ?
Angus : We use to prep em, put them to sleep ...
Ralph : ... ah, lightly bludgeon them with a cricket bat ...
Angus : ... on the upper face ...
Ralph : ... stuff some cotton wool up the nostrils ...
Angus: ... wake them up and send them on their way.
Ralph : A dozen to the hour when Nurse Hooter was on.
Angus : Yup, she send them down the chute like they were worth five quid each.
Ralph : Which they were, to her.
Together : To the good old days !
They run a line each, and then stare for a while at the 12% dispenser on the wall.
Ralph : Fancy technology !
Angus : Evidence !
Ralph : Patients asking questions !
Angus : CAT scans !
Ralph : Clever radiologists !
Angus : ' I report this '
Ralph : ' I interpret that '
They both begin to sniff and sob, eyes running. Deep sighs followed by huge sneezes that blow the paraphernalia off the table.
Together : We should have cut them in ...
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) We have CRAFT disease in the southern hemisphere. Can't Remember A .... Thing.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Picture a hill with a great noble house on the top. A long flared ridge with a slight kink descends from it to a sharp overhang, where groups of tents lie marked by a jaunty sign sitting amongst a pile of ropes and grapples. 'Spelunker Base Camp'.
The house is in fact an Edwardian manor, the wrought iron gate at the entrance has an arch that reads :
The Happy Peak Retirement Home for Otorhinolaryngologists
Angus : Ah, those were the good old days.
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) We have CRAFT disease in the southern hemisphere. Can't Remember A .... Thing.
I much prefer to have a real doctor scan my head. Not a cat. They are known to be finicky.
Phil
I was at a birthday dinner for a good friend recently and another friend had him stand up while she picked up his cat and walked around him, she then told him he had just had a 'cat scan', we all laughed and laughed. Maybe it was the beer, maybe it was the good company, but it WAS funny!
I will tell them about 'craft' disease when I see them next.
The CAT scan went as expected short, sweet, painless and I am still 100% blocked on the left side. The surgery center is supposed to call me to find a good time to 'fix it'. She said they go up thru the nose now, not inside the upper lip and use a tool similar to the one they put the balloons in in arteries. In fact she said she will insert a balloon in my sinuses, then retract it before she cleans it all out. She schedules a 4 hour time slot but says most take about 2 to 3 hours. It turns out mine have been blocked for sooo long the actual bones are showing signs of reacting to the blockage, she showed me changes around the edges of the cavities where the bone was slightly different. She also said my case is a 'classic text book case', which is a good thing for me, no surprises, no funny stuff going on, just blocked! She said post surgery I will be using a saline rinse that I spray into one nostril and let it run out the other one, sounds disgusting!!
I use "fluticasone 50 mcg/actuation nasal spray" right now and take an Allegra everyday, and do a saline spray twice a day too. I used to take Claritan but it stopped working for me so I am back to Allegra. I used to take Allegra back when it was prescription, but when it went over the counter my doctor switched me saying Clairtan was stronger and better for my seasonal allergies. I have seasonal allergies, I just have them EVERY season!! Hopefully this surgery will alleviate some of that.
And I have never had a problem smelling things, I guess my right side picked up the slack, of course I could be sub par right now and just not know it! I grew up in the 60's and have always believed in 'better life thru chemicals' so take a handful of pills every day, mostly prescription but some supplements, ie multi-vitamin, baby aspirin, slo-niacin, fish oil, magnesium, vitamin D, etc.
Does everyone remember hearing about 'The Battle of The Buldge" in WWII? Well this weekend the Formula 1 guys are in Belgium near the Towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy, and Stavelot in the Ardennes Forrest where the battle was fought. Every once in a while as they make track improvements they dig up some old military hardware, trucks, tanks, etc and LOTS of ammunition, some of it unexploded! As they drive you can still see how hilly the place is/was.
She said post surgery I will be using a saline rinse that I spray into one nostril and let it run out the other one, sounds disgusting!!
Yeeees ..... but more to the point it's going to feel disgusting. The first time it will feel like fizzy drink up your nose, or seawater after being dumped off a wave. But you will adapt with strength and fortitude ! There's two reasons to rinse (a) get the mucus out and (b) get the stuff that stimulates mucus production out. Hope it goes well ! :-)
Your specialist just sounds like my kind of doctor. The guy I refer children to for ENT work is a really nice chap, and is outstanding because he listens very carefully to the mothers when they describe the child's problem. He has a longish waiting list for appointments, but you always get that with the best and he is sure worth it.
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Does everyone remember hearing about 'The Battle of The Buldge" in WWII? Well this weekend the Formula 1 guys are in Belgium near the Towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy, and Stavelot in the Ardennes Forrest where the battle was fought. Every once in a while as they make track improvements they dig up some old military hardware, trucks, tanks, etc and LOTS of ammunition, some of it unexploded! As they drive you can still see how hilly the place is/was.
Yup, the good old 101st Airborne holding Bastogne until Patton did a 90 degree turn in 36 hours and broke through. In winter ! Patton was deemed the most dangerous American general by his opponents, with extra enemy divisions assigned simply because he was leading. Despite the movie his army actually had fewer casualties under his command than Bradley. However like MacArthur he always bucked up against his seniors, spoke more than was liked, though while he was loved by his soldiers he was schemed against back home by politicians. I think there is even a recent book out by someone who thinks his death ( motor vehicle collision ) was not accidental.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
However like MacArthur he always bucked up against his seniors, spoke more than was liked, though while he was loved by his soldiers he was schemed against back home by politicians. I think there is even a recent book out by someone who thinks his death ( motor vehicle collision ) was not accidental.
Cheers, Mike.
Mornin Mike and Mikey !
Ah yes, politicians, the scourge of planet Earth. Read the book "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn for the solution to this problem.
As for the race, seeing as they are in the Ardennes, they should be required to drive 'Tanks' as their racing vehicle ! The M1 Abrams would be a good choice with it's turbine engine but, fuel economy is not so good ( It takes Eight gallons of fuel just to 'Start' the engine )))
Might be better off driving a German Leopard II with it's big V-12 diesel )))
Goodnight everyone.
Goodnight everyone. :-)
Back at the top, and WINNING!!!!! :-)
TimeLord04
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Good morning!!! I have to go
Good morning!!! I have to go this morning to get another cat scan of my head to see if my sinuses are clear, I'm guessing they are not. That will probably mean surgery to clean them out, finally after more then 30 years of being blocked apparently. My right side is open but my left side is blocked solid all the way to the end, the doctor put me on 3 weeks of antibiotics to see if it made any difference, but I don't feel any different. She also had me take a daily over the counter 'pro-biotic' to keep things working right and prevent infections, I have never been told that before. I have what's called, forgive the spelling Doc, 'crhronic-rhino-sinusitis' or CRS disease. I told my doctor I ALREADY KNEW THAT, she looked at me funny and I said 'can't remember sh!t', CRS for old folks! She laughed and we got along fine after that!!
WINNING!!!
RE: Good morning!!! I have
I, too, have sinusitis; and have had several sinus surgeries. The first was in 1987, then 1998. Scar tissue formed; so, again in 1998. More scar tissue; so, again in 1999, then the last one in 2006.
Each surgery was the full Roto-Rooter job. Now, I seem to be OK. I'm still on Beconase-(AQ) for my sinuses; otherwise, everything seems fine.
Oh, one side effect. While my sense of smell did improve, it was only slightly. I have, (and always had), a hard time smelling things.
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
I much prefer to have a real
I much prefer to have a real doctor scan my head. Not a cat. They are known to be finicky.
Phil
Money For Jam Days Picture
Money For Jam Days
Picture a hill with a great noble house on the top. A long flared ridge with a slight kink descends from it to a sharp overhang, where groups of tents lie marked by a jaunty sign sitting amongst a pile of ropes and grapples. 'Spelunker Base Camp'.
The house is in fact an Edwardian manor, the wrought iron gate at the entrance has an arch that reads :
The Happy Peak Retirement Home for Otorhinolaryngologists
Within which is the Rostrum Reading Room, the door of which has a coat of arms above ( featuring a mounted Templar knight simultaneously wielding a hook, mallet and probe ) that reads :
Si in dubium, quâ illud polypus
[ if in doubt, tell 'em it's a polyp ]
There engulfed in a large armchair snoozes Professor Ralph 'The Mercurial' Uvula - who once shaved the turbinates ( in under seven seconds ) of the Queen's best horse at Ascot in 1967. That afternoon it went on to win the Derby by a short nose.
Beside him, working over a berm of white powder on the table with a credit card is Mr Angus 'The Auger' McReamer.
Angus : Ah, those were the good old days.
Ralph ( waking up ) : what ?
Angus : you know, before this new technology.
Ralph : Yes ?
Angus : We use to prep em, put them to sleep ...
Ralph : ... ah, lightly bludgeon them with a cricket bat ...
Angus : ... on the upper face ...
Ralph : ... stuff some cotton wool up the nostrils ...
Angus: ... wake them up and send them on their way.
Ralph : A dozen to the hour when Nurse Hooter was on.
Angus : Yup, she send them down the chute like they were worth five quid each.
Ralph : Which they were, to her.
Together : To the good old days !
They run a line each, and then stare for a while at the 12% dispenser on the wall.
Ralph : Fancy technology !
Angus : Evidence !
Ralph : Patients asking questions !
Angus : CAT scans !
Ralph : Clever radiologists !
Angus : ' I report this '
Ralph : ' I interpret that '
They both begin to sniff and sob, eyes running. Deep sighs followed by huge sneezes that blow the paraphernalia off the table.
Together : We should have cut them in ...
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) We have CRAFT disease in the southern hemisphere. Can't Remember A .... Thing.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: Cheers, Mike. ( edit )
ROFLMAO!
Phil
RE: Money For Jam
I've seen this movie !
Starring Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman )
Bill
RE: I much prefer to have a
I was at a birthday dinner for a good friend recently and another friend had him stand up while she picked up his cat and walked around him, she then told him he had just had a 'cat scan', we all laughed and laughed. Maybe it was the beer, maybe it was the good company, but it WAS funny!
I will tell them about 'craft' disease when I see them next.
The CAT scan went as expected short, sweet, painless and I am still 100% blocked on the left side. The surgery center is supposed to call me to find a good time to 'fix it'. She said they go up thru the nose now, not inside the upper lip and use a tool similar to the one they put the balloons in in arteries. In fact she said she will insert a balloon in my sinuses, then retract it before she cleans it all out. She schedules a 4 hour time slot but says most take about 2 to 3 hours. It turns out mine have been blocked for sooo long the actual bones are showing signs of reacting to the blockage, she showed me changes around the edges of the cavities where the bone was slightly different. She also said my case is a 'classic text book case', which is a good thing for me, no surprises, no funny stuff going on, just blocked! She said post surgery I will be using a saline rinse that I spray into one nostril and let it run out the other one, sounds disgusting!!
I use "fluticasone 50 mcg/actuation nasal spray" right now and take an Allegra everyday, and do a saline spray twice a day too. I used to take Claritan but it stopped working for me so I am back to Allegra. I used to take Allegra back when it was prescription, but when it went over the counter my doctor switched me saying Clairtan was stronger and better for my seasonal allergies. I have seasonal allergies, I just have them EVERY season!! Hopefully this surgery will alleviate some of that.
And I have never had a problem smelling things, I guess my right side picked up the slack, of course I could be sub par right now and just not know it! I grew up in the 60's and have always believed in 'better life thru chemicals' so take a handful of pills every day, mostly prescription but some supplements, ie multi-vitamin, baby aspirin, slo-niacin, fish oil, magnesium, vitamin D, etc.
Does everyone remember hearing about 'The Battle of The Buldge" in WWII? Well this weekend the Formula 1 guys are in Belgium near the Towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy, and Stavelot in the Ardennes Forrest where the battle was fought. Every once in a while as they make track improvements they dig up some old military hardware, trucks, tanks, etc and LOTS of ammunition, some of it unexploded! As they drive you can still see how hilly the place is/was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_de_Spa-Francorchamps
I am WINNING!!!!
Caution : distressing yucky
Caution : distressing yucky detail alert !
Yeeees ..... but more to the point it's going to feel disgusting. The first time it will feel like fizzy drink up your nose, or seawater after being dumped off a wave. But you will adapt with strength and fortitude ! There's two reasons to rinse (a) get the mucus out and (b) get the stuff that stimulates mucus production out. Hope it goes well ! :-)
Your specialist just sounds like my kind of doctor. The guy I refer children to for ENT work is a really nice chap, and is outstanding because he listens very carefully to the mothers when they describe the child's problem. He has a longish waiting list for appointments, but you always get that with the best and he is sure worth it.
Yup, the good old 101st Airborne holding Bastogne until Patton did a 90 degree turn in 36 hours and broke through. In winter ! Patton was deemed the most dangerous American general by his opponents, with extra enemy divisions assigned simply because he was leading. Despite the movie his army actually had fewer casualties under his command than Bradley. However like MacArthur he always bucked up against his seniors, spoke more than was liked, though while he was loved by his soldiers he was schemed against back home by politicians. I think there is even a recent book out by someone who thinks his death ( motor vehicle collision ) was not accidental.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: However like MacArthur
Mornin Mike and Mikey !
Ah yes, politicians, the scourge of planet Earth. Read the book "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn for the solution to this problem.
As for the race, seeing as they are in the Ardennes, they should be required to drive 'Tanks' as their racing vehicle ! The M1 Abrams would be a good choice with it's turbine engine but, fuel economy is not so good ( It takes Eight gallons of fuel just to 'Start' the engine )))
Might be better off driving a German Leopard II with it's big V-12 diesel )))
Bill