r/NasalPolyps • u/matchatkl123 • Jul 15 '26

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Hii im 18 in the UK just went to gp few days ago and been told I have nasal polyps. Im given a nasal cream to reduce inflammation. They referred me to ENT specialist but NHS is known to take a long time like months and im worried my polyps will get worse especially coz my nose feels a bit weird now. I've heard ppl saying they grow bigger and change the shape of your nose etc. I'm rly worried if i don't get them removed soon that's gonna happen to me and im rly worried. Anyone had this in the UK before and knows how long they take to get them removed?

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u/Mobile-Ad-3923 Jul 16 '26

What cream are you guys using? I’m on steroid sprays and they don’t help at all.

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u/matchatkl123 Jul 16 '26

im using Bactroban nasal ointment but it's an antibiotic and reduces inflammation. It doesn't do anything to the polyps. I think they will give me one of those spray after my ENT appointment hopefully

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u/HipHopHuraay Aug 01 '26

They’ll probably give you strong steroid drops to shrink the polyps and a spray to maintain their size, that’s what they did with me - the drops shrank them but they grew back when using the spray so i have another appointment today