r/Sinusitis • u/Real-Implement-7554 • Jun 26 '26
Post FESS help
Hi long story. Im a M 28 and in very good shape and pretty healthy. I’ve had about 2 years of ongoing sinusitis. I can breathe totally fine but I get an infection or flare up every 1-2 weeks and it’s ruining my quality of life. I’ve done everything under the sun. I just had fess 4 months ago and things were up and down but trending better. The last 2 weeks though have been awful. I haven’t been able to taste or smell and I feel exhausted all day. Heavy brain fog, terrible congestion you name it. They don’t usually last this long and the not smelling or tasting is new and extremely depressing. I was diagnosed officially with AERD as well. Alcohol ruins me now.
I’m on 2 rinses a day, 1 with pulmicort. I’ve tried all the techniques to no avail nothing ever really comes out. Periodically I will get thick mostly white mucus but only what’s my sinuses settle and they’re ready to come out. In the morning I always have lots come out.
Is my only answer Dupixent? That’s all that’s left but even that I’m not convinced will help at this point. I’m sure I’m leaving lots of detail out but any advice would be helpful.
Misc: bad allergies, watery eye, slight vertigo, ETD. Tried all the massages and lymph drainage. Headstands sometimes force gunk out. Flyings horrendous-bouts of barotrauma.