Tag: sinus
Surgery Day for my Sinuses
March 2nd, 2003, No Comments
Susan and I showed up at the hospital outpatient area Friday morning at 8:30am. For 15 minutes or so, I signed permission and disclaimer forms. Then we were given a map showing the route to the outpatient waiting area. We sat there watching TV for another 15 minutes. Then, about 9:00am a nurse escorted me [...]
The Day of Sinus Reckoning
February 27th, 2003, No Comments
The day of reckoning for my sinuses has arrived. I check into the hospital tomorrow. Nearly every one of my sinuses is a solid mass, so the doctor will be doing several types of endoscopic surgery to get things working again. Even though it’s an out patient procedure, my case is complicated enough that it’s [...]
Medical Mysteries
January 29th, 2003, No Comments
“You have the sort of sinuses an ENT dreams about” – not what you want to hear from your doctor after a CT scan. About four months ago I had a cold. A month later I still had it and began to suspect it wasn’t a cold. My ENT thought it might be an allergy. [...]
