Kark1970
23-02-24, 12:57
Hello all,
I was hoping not to find myself back here (No disrespect meant!)
A summary of the events that led me back are:
After an upper respiratory tract infection in May 2023 (possibly covid, didn't test) I started getting a very runny nose, clear mucus but lasted a day. I was then getting a bad smell in my nose, slightly rotten, especially if I bent down and got up again (still persisting)
I went to the GP in around June of last year and was given antibiotics, which did nothing, then on following appointments until around September 2023 I was given steroid spray, and also strong antihistamines along with water nasal sprays.
My symptoms persisted, and I was (finally)after several months given an ENT appointment. Which I attended. I went, explained the symptoms. He did a nasal endoscopy which revealed a deviated septum, and some purulent mucus discharge from my left sinus. He referred me on for a CT which I had at the beginning of January.
Now I was mostly OK up till the scan, and then I started reading about sinus cancer, tumours and all the other things, remembering this started May last year. I emailed the ENT desk to ask when the CT scan would be back and they said they aim for 2-3 weeks.
It is now nearly 4 weeks (on Monday) and although I generally feel no news is good news and that anything would have been flagged and I would have had an urgent referral by now, well I guess you know where my head is? the what if's and as the appointment gets closer I am terrified of attending the follow up which is on March 5th in the morning.
I should add that the reason I believe the sinus pressure/blockage is persistent is because I have a premolar on my top row of teeth that I think is infected as it has broken at the gum line, and most of my symptoms match of what's called Odontogenic sinusitis, which is where the roots of an infected molar, or premolar break into the maxillary sinus cavity. As a sidenote, my sinus seems to fill up when I am upright, active during the day, but when I lay on my right side to sleep (blocked sinus is left one), largely the sinus fully clears, and I can breathe clearly through that nostril again.
I guess what I am really thinking here is, would I have heard from anyone by now (4 weeks) since the CT was done, if anything was suspect?
Thanks for reading this, it has been crippling the last couple of months, affecting my relationships with my partner, children and worklife.
Thank you
I was hoping not to find myself back here (No disrespect meant!)
A summary of the events that led me back are:
After an upper respiratory tract infection in May 2023 (possibly covid, didn't test) I started getting a very runny nose, clear mucus but lasted a day. I was then getting a bad smell in my nose, slightly rotten, especially if I bent down and got up again (still persisting)
I went to the GP in around June of last year and was given antibiotics, which did nothing, then on following appointments until around September 2023 I was given steroid spray, and also strong antihistamines along with water nasal sprays.
My symptoms persisted, and I was (finally)after several months given an ENT appointment. Which I attended. I went, explained the symptoms. He did a nasal endoscopy which revealed a deviated septum, and some purulent mucus discharge from my left sinus. He referred me on for a CT which I had at the beginning of January.
Now I was mostly OK up till the scan, and then I started reading about sinus cancer, tumours and all the other things, remembering this started May last year. I emailed the ENT desk to ask when the CT scan would be back and they said they aim for 2-3 weeks.
It is now nearly 4 weeks (on Monday) and although I generally feel no news is good news and that anything would have been flagged and I would have had an urgent referral by now, well I guess you know where my head is? the what if's and as the appointment gets closer I am terrified of attending the follow up which is on March 5th in the morning.
I should add that the reason I believe the sinus pressure/blockage is persistent is because I have a premolar on my top row of teeth that I think is infected as it has broken at the gum line, and most of my symptoms match of what's called Odontogenic sinusitis, which is where the roots of an infected molar, or premolar break into the maxillary sinus cavity. As a sidenote, my sinus seems to fill up when I am upright, active during the day, but when I lay on my right side to sleep (blocked sinus is left one), largely the sinus fully clears, and I can breathe clearly through that nostril again.
I guess what I am really thinking here is, would I have heard from anyone by now (4 weeks) since the CT was done, if anything was suspect?
Thanks for reading this, it has been crippling the last couple of months, affecting my relationships with my partner, children and worklife.
Thank you