Sphenoid sinusitis for one year now.

They discovered that I have Mycoplasma pneumonia, it can settle into many areas, takes a few years to treat, you can read a lot on the Internet. Many vets are coming home with this infection, it took my Internist and N. D. to figure this out. Blood work for that particular bacteria is necessary. Minocycline and many Zpac for treatment over a couple of years.

Hi, I was just wondering how you are and what happened. I've just had a CT scan as been suffering from headaches and head pressure. I think I have sphenoid sinusitis. I know there are operations that can help.

Yes. Pain in the neck i also have with spenoid sinusitis.

Yes been suffering with similar symptoms for about a year, just getting worse. Had a ct Ent said i have a fungus frowing in my sphenoid sinus. Endoscopic surgery scheduled for 12/7/15. hoping for help, very debilitating. Has anyone else had success with surgery?

I too have the same symptoms, after a year of antibiotics had a ct scan and they found fungus ball in my sphenoid sinus on one side. Surgery scheduled for 12/7. What did you find out about your condition?

Just had sphenoid sinus surgery, day 3 now stuffy nose, sore throat, low grade fever 99.8
Pressure headaches, dizziness.hoping tomorrow will be able to go back to work.

I have been dealing with Sphenoid Sinusitis for 10 years. It is something I live with. I have to do (supposed to do) 2 sinus rinses a day for the rest of my life just to manage it.

I had surgery to remove a bone that was causing whatever is back there not to drain.

At one point they said it was staph. I went thru using different antibiotics in my rinses and steroids.

I got rid of the staph and still have some kind of non descript disease there...The best they say I can do is to rinse it out so that it doesn't build up and cause the horrible symptoms that you all describe.

I get brain fog, stiff neck and have had pain at the base of my head and neck. It causes all the muscles to stiffen up.

At one time it was recommended that I put baby shampoo in my sinus rinses.

I guess all of that has helped to keep it at bay but I sure wish someone had a cure.

It is maddening to deal with this and to worry about it infecting my brain.

I am currently going through the same as well, for 2 weeks. The headaches are intense. I smell things from my nose as well, sometimes I can taste it. I have every single symptoms you had.
They gave me Ceftin for the infection, and Naproxen for the pain. I'm really scared. I keep thinking the worst is going to happen, and now my anxiety is through the roof. I really hate this.

I had surgery on 12/7, can breathe clearly for the first time in a long time. Still have a little congestion now and then. Had sphenoid sinus surgery and removed a foriegn body that had doubled in size of my other sinus side. They said it wasnt fungus but a hard substance that tested to be pneumonia and that my body had encased it to stop it from going to other parts like my brain, lungs. Not a lot of pain afterwards just pressure and congestion, went back to work 3 days later. Sleeping propped up is important and cant blow your nose for a week. No packing some blood draining in throat first week. Follow up dr appt very important once a week for a month to vacuum out blood etc. Sinus rinses twice a day for 3 weeks important. Overall id do it again. Still on the mend one month one week later. But back to gym feeling stonger every day. Had an awesome dr sooo important to get someone that is experienced in this endoscopic procedure. Hope you feel better or get some relief. CC

I had endoscopic sinus surgery 9 days ago and my ENT never mentioned that I had sphenoid sinusitis. He cleaned out my sinuses and fixed a deviated septum. I still have the pressure pain and dizziness. Could he have missed that? When will this pain go away? The pathology report after the surgery did not show any infections. Thanks

2 months after surgery, still have some trouble healing with right turbinate. Pain and pressure lasted for 3 weeks for me and i didnt have septum fixed.
I imagine yours will take longer, try elevating sleep with lots of pillows and when you are allowed to use the nasal rinses do them religiously, follow instructions no lifting straining. Feel better soon.

Your neck is obviously out of alignment.learn about Upper Cervical Chiropractic and it will fix you right up. 

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Hi. What was your diagnosis? What kind of surgery did you have? Thanks

What were the antibiotics?

Please read "C". I have similar symptoms of neck pain, especially after sleeping if I wasn't elevated by pillows. I also have chronic pan sinusitis and a chiari malformation.

The following is a quote from another site. I find this very interesting!

b) maybe your pharyngo-basilar fascia (which is connected in your throat and up into your sinuses) is responding to the tension from the scarring and adherences that happen after surgeries. it's tensing up, causing you pain.
c) your sinuses are right around your ethmoid bone (kind of on top of your nose), which is a super important attachment of your dura mater and cranial meninges. they ALSO attach at C0-C1-C2, which is EXACTLY where you are complaining of pain - from the back of your neck to the front! any problems with your ethmoid bone are likely to give you these symptoms.

as well as going for an MRI, i think an experienced osteopath would be a great idea for you to see. any osteopath that you tell about your headaches should be wise enough not to perform any spinal manipulations (these should definitely NOT be done until you know what you're dealing with). they can also correct any ethmoid lesions or meningeal torsions, as well as the fascia that could be causing the trouble here. they'll be able to tell you where the tension is coming from.