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@DrDaliah

you mentioned sinus infection in the thread...sneezing.

i get them once, sometimes 4 times a year. my doctor sometimes prescribes an antibiotic, which helps.

i went to an ENT once, and only once.

no more than say 3 minutes in her exam room, she looks up my nose, and see's a "deviated septum", and say's, "i need to operate"

i'm thinking..whoa.....can you buy my dinner and then breakfast first, before you get me naked.>???

my first visit, and she wants to operate, then she said she wanted the co-pay in full before she does it.

the BC/BS i had at the time said, DO NOT PAY ANYTHING up front....

but here's the rub, i asked the doctor if this would "cure me" of these sinus infections..........

she never gave me an answer. but was adamant about the surgery.

that was (guessing) nearly 25 years ago.

still have the deviated septum, still get the sinus infections.


i either get the infection first, THEN a cold, or the cold first, THEN the infection....


what say you..?????

thanks in advance.
 

no more than say 3 minutes in her exam room, she looks up my nose, and see's a "deviated septum", and say's, "i need to operate"

It's because it only takes a couple minutes for them to make this determination. I have the same issue. The way they explained it to me, they would basically just be going in and breaking your nose, or in my case, rebreaking it. I've actually been thinking about going in and having this procedure done. I don't breathe well at all through my left nostril, ever. if I get any sort of cold or sinus issue, that side will immediately stop up because the path is already so restricted.

But like you, when they described what they needed to do, I was out of the office within 5 minutes. Wasn't about to actually pay somebody to break my nose.
 
@DrDaliah

you mentioned sinus infection in the thread...sneezing.

i get them once, sometimes 4 times a year. my doctor sometimes prescribes an antibiotic, which helps.

i went to an ENT once, and only once.

no more than say 3 minutes in her exam room, she looks up my nose, and see's a "deviated septum", and say's, "i need to operate"

i'm thinking..whoa.....can you buy my dinner and then breakfast first, before you get me naked.>???

my first visit, and she wants to operate, then she said she wanted the co-pay in full before she does it.

the BC/BS i had at the time said, DO NOT PAY ANYTHING up front....

but here's the rub, i asked the doctor if this would "cure me" of these sinus infections..........

she never gave me an answer. but was adamant about the surgery.

that was (guessing) nearly 25 years ago.

still have the deviated septum, still get the sinus infections.


i either get the infection first, THEN a cold, or the cold first, THEN the infection....


what say you..?????

thanks in advance.
yep, deviated septi can. Would have liked to see more bedside manner from her and have her explain to you why the procedure is necessary but this is where doctors go wrong. They come in, spend 2 seconds, give a scary plan and then walk out leaving you bewildered and untrusting. I don't blame you for holding off but I would have gotten a second opinion. Hopefully from an ENT that does sit down with you and explain what your options are if you aren't ready for surgery.

TK
 

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