Unlike Chekov, I do not think I have creatures in my body, but I am coming around to the idea that something is going on. Maybe not something horrible like cancer, but something still not right. The symptoms began a few years ago and initially seemed to be the unwelcome onset of seasonal allergies, with some of the typical signs, like a stuffed up nose.
But over the last while I’ve noticed the stuffed-up sinuses seem to be happening all year, even in the dead of winter when pollen is tanning somewhere south of the equator. I am plugged up constantly, to the point I consider it now a quality of life issue. Any remedy I take to clear my sinuses, such as nasal spray, are randomly effective–sometimes working for the day, sometimes for less than an hour. And now as I sit here and type this, it feels like the drip of congestion is moving from my sinuses, down my throat and entering my lungs. I don’t know that this is what’s actually happening, but it feels that way.
I’ll be talking to my doctor soon. He had basically suggested using something like a Nettie pot twice a day to keep the nasal passages clear. I think the issue is too big to be solved by such simple remedies, and more than that, I am increasingly uneasy with not knowing what exactly is going on. For all I know, I may have picked up a more serious allergy to something common, like dust. If so, I want to know and better plan on how to deal with it.
Anyway, this post isn’t really written for anyone but myself, but I wanted to put this down so I can refer back to it in the future. In summary:
- Allergy-like symptoms started a few years ago
- Symptoms have become worse over time, with sinuses being plugged on a near-perpetual basis without some kind of intervention
- Tonight it feels like the drip of the congestion is moving down my throat and into my lungs (making me want to cough a bit at times)
- Remedies such as steam, nasal spray and so on only provide temporary relief, sometimes lasting as little as an hour before I clog up again
- This sucks
- ???
- Profit!
