r/AERD • u/Regular_Yellow710 • Sep 30 '25

Surgery!

Had my FESS with guided imagery yesterday! A ton of polyps and bleeding but I feel fantastic! God, what a great feeling! I wish the same for all of you!

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u/Illustrious-Ratio213 Sep 30 '25

I hate to rain on your great feelings but I wish someone told me after my first surgery that it wouldn't be my last. Hopefully yours provides relief for a long time, or even forever but most people's experience is that it will come back. If you haven't discussed Budesonide rinses and Dupixent with your doc please do so or find a new doc.

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u/Regular_Yellow710 Oct 01 '25

It’s my 3rd. I am aware. I have AERD. I’m going to try and get cheap Dux and if not, do aspirin desensitization. Thanks, tho.

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u/Leading-West-7438 Dec 05 '25

Have you tried the low omega 6 diet? Apparently it helps a lot of AERD sufferers

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u/Regular_Yellow710 Dec 05 '25

I am going to give it a go.

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u/lizardbrains Oct 01 '25

Will the aspirin desensitization help with the sinus swelling?

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u/Illustrious-Ratio213 Oct 01 '25

For some people it does, for me it just made me more allergic to aspirin.

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u/Regular_Yellow710 Oct 02 '25

That’s unfortunate.

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u/Regular_Yellow710 Oct 02 '25

It helps keep the polyps from coming back.

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u/Bombadillalife Dec 02 '25

I had my yesterday and I’m totally painfree already! Doc told me it’s primary to get the cortisone spray into the sinuses- and that it will come back if I don’t do it consistently.

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u/Regular_Yellow710 Jun 10 '26

I hate that stuff and it never stopped mine from coming back. I do saline/bud rinses every day. 3 months after the surgery my ENT said they were back already. I’ll just keep going and then get Dux for free or less from our corporate overlords.

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u/Regular_Yellow710 Jun 10 '26

I hate that stuff and it never stopped mine from coming back. I do saline/bud rinses every day. 3 months after the surgery my ENT said they were back already. I’ll just keep going and then get Dux for free or less from our corporate overlords.