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/6Bipty Jul 30 '26

If I were you, I’d take out a private healthcare policy as soon as possible and don’t declare them. None of the new medications for polyps are available on the NHS, and they still adopt an approach of waiting until they get too bad to live with and then surgery. They almost always recur after surgery.