#fougera

With the nose pack out and approximately four weeks of recovery/healing time, the majority of the sinus care is now on me. The ENT says without proper care, the surgical work would not heal and cause more problems than I had before. Scabbing, infection, hole(s) in the septum - yikes!

Besides taking the antibiotic pill twice a day, I had to keep the nostrils/sinuses well oiled and hydrated. To do this, he gave me an irrigation bottle and sinus rinse mix from NeilMed, Vitamin A & Vitamin D ointment from Fougera, and saline nasal spray from HuMist. The ENT required the spray and ointment four times a day, but said doing it six to eight times a day speeds up the recovery process.

Here's what I have to do:

Each morning, use the irrigation. I mix warm water and the sinus rinse salt mix in the squeeze bottle. I bend over the sink, put the bottle into a nostril and squeeze most of it into my nose. The water goes up the nostril, into that side's sinus cavity and then flushes blood, mucus, whatever, out the other nostril. I repeat for the other side. While I only have to do it in the morning, I do it before bed too.