sinus battle: fight!

[jinian]

I've had sinus stuff since at least the beginning of December. Two rounds of antibiotics, ups and downs (a norovirus is actually great for clearing your nasal passages), but still a problem. I'm on the verge of getting an ENT consult, but I realize that what with feeling terrible most of the time I haven't actually managed to do all of the palliative/slow-healing recommendations at the same time, and that that might be important.

I now have a 13-item checklist of what to do daily. I'll try this for a week and then get the probably useless referral. (Lots of stress and worry in having recurrent sinus ick for me; this is why I had to leave undergrad the first time and I'm very scared of it now.)

• Real Sudafed in the morning


• Humidifier whenever at home


• Tea AM


• Saline nose spray AM


• Tea/soup at lunch


• Saline nose spray at lunch


• Tea/soup at dinner


• Saline nose spray evening


• Hot bath, preferably with aromatics, keep throat submerged as much as possible


• Energetic coughing and removing tonsil ick in shower


• Neti pot in shower


• Flonase after the saline drains out and before bed


• Nyquil

Shooting for 90% at least. Wish me luck.