Sinus Health Post 2 – Diet!

on Aug 30, 2017

I had hoped to get this out sooner, but had some other health complications that needed my attention.   BUT…… now, without further ado, Sinus Health Post 2- The big D!  Diet: Changing my diet choices has been one of the most influential and powerful self care tools I have, in a huge way for my sinuses, but also for my whole body.  Now, before going any further I need to emphasize that these are diet changes that were helpful for me.  These offerings are just possibilities for you to explore and it’s important to understand that although there are certain foods that have tendencies to do certain things in a body, every body is unique. This said, my biggest recommendation is to learn what works best for you and know that sometimes, based on meds or body changes or whatever else you put into it, this can change. It’s worth taking the time to do a food journal...

Sinus Health Post 1, Posts for the CF Community and anyone else who knows the ouch of sinus troubles.

on Jul 18, 2017

Growing up with CF meant BIG SINUS TROUBLE for me.  I’ve had six sinus surgeries.  I think my first one was around age 12.  CF sinus disease can be brutal!  Once infection takes hold in those little cavities it can really wreak havoc, lead to impossible, persistent infection, surgery, and can even affect our lung (and large intestine, but that’s for another post) health.  And the headaches!  Oh the headaches!  Any of you who’ve dealt with CF sinus trouble know exactly what I’m talking about.  By about the age 17, I was at the point where my sinus surgeon told me, “I would just have to accept the fact that I would probably need surgery every six months of my life from then on”. BUT, my last sinus surgery was at age 19 and I have not had one since.  I just turned 38 last month. How did I change my predicted sinus fate? Research, trial and error and re-trial, diligence...