Just wanna start by saying sorry for the stereotypical giant paragraph asking for help, just really want advice.
I’ve had nasal polyps for the last 4 years. At first it started off small. I barely noticed it, but I did notice that I would have to use tissues a lot more often. I brushed it off as allergies at the time.
Fast forward to quarantine. Obviously being home all day, you start to notice things about yourself more. What I noticed is that I have a polyp. Recently it’s gotten pretty annoying though. I’ll list a few annoying things about it:
-If I wiggle my nose I can feel it
-I can’t lie down on my left side without breathing heavily (sad cause that’s the side i always used to sleep on)
-If i unintentionally move to the left while sleeping (which i usually do), i wake up with an extremely dry mouth as a result of breathing with my mouth
-Whenever I shower I constantly sneeze due to water irritating the polyp
-I literally can’t breathe out of my right nostril (if you put your finger under it, you will literally feel no air coming out)
-I can’t really smell. Smells will either be faint, non existent, or i’ll just randomly smell weird smells
-Recently it’s made it uncomfortable to swallow things
Those are just a few things that annoy the hell out of me. Now that school is approaching, I don’t want to randomly not be able to breathe out of my nose and breathe out of my mouth, especially with COVID nowadays. So are there any other solutions besides surgery? I’m not sure what is considered big for a polyp, but it’s very noticeable when looking up my right nostril. Any advice would be appreciated!!!
Hi,
I wondered if anyone has tried removing Uterine Polyps via chinese medicine and acupuncture
I am 27, I had an ultrasound and they discovered two polyps on my uterus earlier this year. I have had excessive bleeding for about as long as I can remember. I bleed at least a pint of blood a month, horrible pain, huge clots. Its only getting worse. Got my period when I was 13.
I wanted to try this Western approach for a few reasons
One is that I don't want to go on Birth Control (for a number of reasons). Another is that the procedure to remove the polyps is invasive and I've had some bad experiences, as I'm sure a lot of us have... And lastly if there is an imbalance in my body and I can fix it this way, hopefully for a lengthly period of time, I am willing to try. I have been on this medicine and program since about mid October.
Somedays though I feel like giving up, I dont know if its getting better or it will work. Its been such a long journey. So hard to get answers and know who to trust. Dont want to waste my time and money though Im invested at this point. Also dont want to go on hormones and add more problems... I feel pretty broken some times. I'm wondering if people have any advice, life experience they are willing to offer?
This is my first post on reddit. Hopefully Im doing this right ha. Thank you.
Age: 30 Sex: Male Height: 6’0
I found out last year I had nasal polyps. My sense of smell/taste is completely screwed up. Out of a 30 day span I will be able to smell and taste things for less then 5 hrs in total. At times it comes back for 30 seconds and literally just goes blank after.
Only time I can smell stuff is when I work out or run, but lately even that has been screwed up too. Unless I do intense cardio and weight training.
I am planning on getting surgery soon, but I been reading that surgery basically just give you temporary relief and they comes back? Anyone have experience ?
Is there anything else I can use/do to perhaps shrink the polyps and get some relief. I never tried nasonex but I heard about it. Is it worth a try? My doctor prescribed me methlyprednisolone which the first time when I used it worked great, was able to smell things instantly and worked for like 2 weeks. This time around it basically just made me blow out a bunch of mucus.
Any help would be appropriated !
I am trying to conceive for about 9 months but failed. In ultra sound recently, a mass possibly fibroid arising from the anterior wall protruding in the endometrium cavity measuring 56.8 x 30.5 mm was detected. My doctors told me that it's because of high estrogen level. I am also having heavy and painful periods and breakthrough issue since 2019 for which m taking sometime 3 and sometimes 6 tablets of primolute n in a day and piozer 45mg.
My questions are:
- In order to get pregnant is it necessary to remove this mass (fibroid possibly). And after, removal how is the chances rate that i will conceive?
- And what's the chances if i remove this mass it won't get back. And how my estrogen level can be maintaining and treated?
Below is my case history:
In jan 2019, a mass was detected in the endometrium cavity. My doctors removed this and sent to the lab for histopathology. In the result, it was found that it's a polyp with high estrogen effect.
For 7 months, i was taking primolute n and familia. At the end of 7th month in the ultra sound, no mass were found. Then as per instruction of my doctor, i quit taking primolute n and familia. But from the very next after quitting the medicines, breakthrough occured. In sep 2020, i had ultrasound in which again a mass was detected.
What were your symptoms? I think I might have them but won't find out til Thursday. I get constant congestion that seems to only be relieved by Flonase or Afrin, yet things like Claritin don't really help. Curious as to who had them and what they found worked for them long term.
Background info: Some years ago (28) i started having a problem with nasal polyps. At 29 i got asthma from it due to mouth breathing. Hospitalized once because of the asthma attack that came with it. Another time as well due to covid. After covid the NPs swelling got out of control. ENT said level 4 NPs so i had to have surgery. It was honestly not a pleasant experience. The fillings came out after first night when i sneezed. Then puking blood. It did clear things up though and i felt amazing for a few months. I was living in the south so i figured maybe a change of climate would help.. so i moved to the north. However.. less than a year later they are coming back in full force. Though i guess it might be because i have had the rs virus or something for the past month..
I have an appointment with a new ENT in 2 weeks and i was looking at this sub mentioning dupixent, so i looked it up. What you guys say about it sounds amazing but i dont understand how over a 1000+ euros for two shots be justified? And from what i understand, you need about 6 of them a year? Is there some sort of plant that i could grow to produce the medicine myself?
I hate these nasal polyps so much. They have affected my life so negatively in every way. Ive taken too much predisone.. so that my joints crack. Hell.. ive even lost someone close to me because i was too sick with these NPs to help them. It has ruined relationships.. hurt my work prospects.. I would gladly take a burning pin up my nose and burn it out if i knew that it would solve the problem.
Aerius does help a bit but that is it.
Also, does asthma medicine like symbicort increase NP growth?
So why would such a potentially helpful drug be priced so high?
Just trying to figure out if any of my other problems have the underlying cause of connective tissue disorder!
For years I've been plagued with uterine polyps and fibroids, which cause lots of cramping and bleeding outside my period. My gyno says it's the most he's ever personally seen. Apparently they contain "substantial amounts of altered and disordered collagen", and the running theme in my body is of course defective collagen. I was wondering if people with collagen disorders have a higher rate of developing this than the gen pop, but there's no studies on it..
22M here, diagnosed at 17.
Saw my gastroenterologist yesterday who diagnosed me at 17 with UC. Had my third colonoscopy back in August 2021. No signs of any active disease. I read my pathology report but simply thought the polyps were benign.
When I went to visit him for my six month follow up he informed me they were pre-cancerous. I had five 3-7mm sessile polyps removed according to my report. I have been in remission since late December of 2019.
I’m not asking for medical advice, just some reassurance that this is normal.
At 22 years old with no family record of colon cancer it just kinda bums me out. I’m very thankful to have been in remission for so long, but hearing the C word, even pre-cancerous, definitely makes me scared.
For reference I have been on remicade infusions every 6 weeks.
A few weeks after my colonoscopy my doctor’s nurse called me to inform me of the known results at the time (no active disease) and that I wouldn’t need to do another colposcopy for 7 years.
Yesterday, my doctor said we’ll do another in 5 years instead.
He told me that pre-cancerous polyps are just polyps with the potential to become cancerous overtime, but that they’re removed so it’s all okay and that’s what colonoscopies are for.
How should I be feeling? I’m simply stressed and need some reassurance that everything went well. I generally don’t have anxiety but yesterday has just had me thinking anxiously today.
I’ve had 5 IUIs with no success and the only issue which has come up in my exams is a uterine polyp which is 1-2 cm. It was recommended I have it removed due to its size, however my doctor told me based on the placement in the uterus, she does not think it has anything to do with why my IUIs have not worked. It’s in the lower uterine segment, so not anywhere near where an embryo would implant (or so I was told). So, I’m looking for some assurance that there is good reason to have it removed and that it could lead to increased fertility!
Anyone else have family members who also suffer from nasal polyps? I have a very close family member that never presented symptoms (loss of smell, sinus infections, etc.) but after an unexpected CT scan, many nasal polyps were identified. I’m now very curious if there is a potential genetic link.
I have a hysteroscopy scheduled next week to remove a polyp and don’t get to talk to my doctor until the day before so I have a ton of questions and very little patience. I’m wondering about others’ experiences getting polyps removed.
How was the pain afterward? How soon after the polyp removal were you able to start a FET cycle?
I’ve also never had an HSG or been evaluated for endo (we’re MFI). Has anyone had their doctor check for blocked tubes or endo while they’re taking out a polyp?
I just realized the hospital where I’m having my polyp removal gave me an antiseptic soap to use the night before and morning of the procedure, but the instructions specifically say to not use it on your vagina??
I’m wondering why my whole body needs to be clean for a procedure that’s in a very limited area that’s not washed by the soap.
Could you share your hysteroscopy prep? Do I really need to use the orange soap?
Has anybody tried anti histamin diet? My doctor point me this way. Today I did some research and it seems it could be a problem in my case. Recently I have started to eat lot of fermented things like kimchi garbage etc bacause I though it is healthy. But my polyps situation is worse. Even If I drink two beers it gets much worse. Beer and fermented things contain lot of histamin. I will try to go with low histamin diet.
I have had excruciating pain with periods ever since I got a damn marina IUD 3 years ago. They forced me to keep it in for a full year even though I had horrible side effects and begged to have it out.
Taking it out didn’t help with the pain and they found fibroids and polyps (which birth control supposedly makes much less likely). Had a D&C and the pain still never went away.
Here I am 2 years later and just had my second D&C for fibroids and polyps where I was told the polyp is way bigger than expected. I BEGGED for an ablation so this doesn’t keep happening but they’re too worried I’ll want another baby. Like lady, I am 31 I have been set on no more kids since my son was born 6 years ago. If a divorce, a new relationship with someone I love deeply, and 6 years didn’t change my mind even for a second I think I know what I want.
My mom had 4 D&Cs and a full on abdominal surgery before they finally gave her an ablation in her late 40’s. Her last round she had 7 fibroids the biggest one was the size of a damn grapefruit. I don’t want that to happen to me.
This is something that effects my entire life. I am curled up in a ball of horrible pain 2-3 days a month and get random pain all the rest of the month. This is a literal cancer risk, polyps are more likely to turn cancerous than fibroids. I do not want more kids, burn my damn uterus out so I don’t have to have surgery every 1-2 years please! For some reason my Dr. is convinced they won’t come back, WHY?! This has happened twice in 2 years, I probably started growing these ones shortly after my last ones were scraped out. Please tell me why you’re so confident this won’t happen again.
End of rant, women’s healthcare sucks.
Don't know if it makes sense. Didn't find anything regarding this line of thought in the web. What do yall think? Thanks for helping 😊
Hi all - I had a colonoscopy less than 6 weeks ago and all they found was a diminutive polyp which they removed. Little background, I’m a 33(F) and I had some symptoms of loose stool, a couple of instances of bright red blood on the TP when I wipe and a family history of polyps from my dad. All this prompted the colonoscopy. Now 6 weeks later, I just had another instance of a few drops of bright red blood on the TP when I wipe. They didn’t note any internal hemorrhoids on my report but I am assuming that’s what’s causing the light bleeding considering my colonoscopy didn’t find any other causes… has anyone else had this happen where the colonoscopy didn’t note the cause or source of the bleeding? I’m worried they missed something!
I had a localised upper jaw surgery in Feb 2020. Basically the jaw where me upper front teeth & lateral incisors sit was cut and moved down inline with the rest of the upper jaw.
Ever since this surgery I have had real difficulty breathing, suffering sneezing fits which cause me to be unable to breathe through my nose which I suspect is down to polyps inflaming.
Has anybody else suffered the same thing following a similar surgery? I'm awaiting a bi-maxillary osteotomy (double jaw surgery) which has been endlessly delayed due to COVID. I've asked the surgeon to look at my nose during the operation and he has suggested I may also be suffering with a deviated septum. I also suspect I have an issue with my sinuses which are causing the sneezing fits, possibly due to the way my jaw is currently scrunched up due to an incident involving a cricket bat when I was a child (hence all the surgery).
Does anybody have any advice for any medication I can buy over the counter in the meantime to relieve the inflammation when I have sneezing fits (which are very regular)? thanks
Doctor says uterine polyp is low and won’t affect implantation or pregnancy. Has anyone else gotten a similar diagnosis and went on to have a healthy pregnancy? I’m wondering if I should get a second opinion from another clinic.
I have a mission to kill some Flying Polyps, but every time I hit them they flee by rising up a z-level and they won't come down. Undaunted, I have chased after them by spending a couple of in game days building a tower up two floors but they keep going higher.
Do I have to construct the Tower of Babel just to beat these guys or is there some trick to it? It seems kind of broken to have them as quest opponents, but I do want to finish the quest.
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