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Skii,With that said....
I can not do this. It's been 2.5 weeks since I even did the Brewer treatment, but I got a head cold right after. I have been stuffy for 2.5 weeks. It has affected my life, my work, my sleep. I am now so stuffed up I can't breathe through my nose even the tiniest bit. I feel like I'm being tortured and all I want to do is hit something. I don't know how I will get to sleep tonight.
Has Brewer or anyone else mentioned sinus surgery? I know someone who had a fungal ball, and she said they literally scraped out her sinuses and then treated them with an anti-fungal. Is this an option? I've been through sinus surgery once and have no desire to do it again, but honestly at this point what I'm going through is not bearable. I would seriously consider surgery if it could get rid of most of this stuff. Not even sure how to find an ENT that knows about this stuff though.
I've never heard anyting about scraping out the mold. My wife's congestion is much better on the nystantin. I think there is a good chance this help you. It seems to have a very good track record.Thanks iFish. I actually have had surgery previously (right after I was exposed to the mold and had chronic sinusitis) to open everything up. So on that front I should be good. My doctor thinks I'm very colonized. I'm wondering if they can go in and kind of scrape or get rid of most of it.
I haven't tried nystantin yet- did your wife notice less congestion while on it? My doctor has moved out to the west coast. I have an appointment to see another doctor that knows the protocol, but not until October 23rd, so I will have to wait until then for the new prescription. And unfortunately this new doctor is a naturopath and doesn't take insurance. I'll be asking him about surgery and ENTs that know about fungal issues.
With that said....
Has Brewer or anyone else mentioned sinus surgery? I know someone who had a fungal ball, and she said they literally scraped out her sinuses and then treated them with an anti-fungal. Is this an option? I've been through sinus surgery once and have no desire to do it again, but honestly at this point what I'm going through is not bearable. I would seriously consider surgery if it could get rid of most of this stuff. Not even sure how to find an ENT that knows about this stuff though.
I can not do this. It's been 2.5 weeks since I even did the Brewer treatment, but I got a head cold right after. I have been stuffy for 2.5 weeks. It has affected my life, my work, my sleep. I am now so stuffed up I can't breathe through my nose even the tiniest bit. I feel like I'm being tortured and all I want to do is hit something. I don't know how I will get to sleep tonight.
Redaxe-
Any ENT or even your primary can order CAT scans. I've had two. One was while I was in the moldy environment and having chronic sinus infections and it showed a thin layer of mucous/inflammation all around the sinuses (hello, biofilm!) , and then I left that classroom, had sinus surgery 5 months later, and had a second CAT scan several months after that, for more sinus infections. The second cat scan looked almost identical except slightly thicker layers.
I've not heard of quercetin! Or Gymnema sylvestre. I did post an article about melatonin/mold a few pages back. I can't take NAC, I have to be careful as I've had very strong reactions to any methylation meds. I am taking glutathione but have to take the tiniest dose every other day or I get side effects.
I'm starting to wonder about this as well. I've had some good moments lasting several days (actually good is an understatement, I would say closer to amazing) but it doesn't seem to last and the crash returns. For the record I'm not on Ampho B I'm on Itraconazole.
Apparently you can get CT or MRI scans of the sinus that will reveal these fungal hyphal balls if they are present. What specialist would you need to see to arrange such an examination? It sounds like the examination is a fairly routine thing that can be organised, and that would tell you if you need surgery or not.
The other thing I think everyone on anti-fungals should be taking is this herb here; Gymnema sylvestre. It is quite cheap and is widely available, e.g through iherb. Anyway they found that the active compound in the herb stops the growth of fungal hyphae & biofilms and it also moderates blood sugar levels which reduces sugar cravings (which invasive fungi love).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130912131803.htm
I've felt a bit like this at times but not as bad as that. Have you tried doing sinus rinses? Maybe try backflushing bicarb soda in water or even coconut oil down your nose. Orally all I can suggest is try taking high levels of NAC and Quercetin until you feel better.
How long have you been doing the brewer treatment?
So from your experience you got surgery but it didn't work? Or did the mold biofilms return by the time you had the second set of scans?