Posted by JohnLA on June 9, 2012, at 14:47:42
In reply to Re: more detailed info (long) about my ketamine trial » JohnLA, posted by Phillipa on June 8, 2012, at 23:01:51
unfortunately doctors don't know why the polyps keep growing back either.
i read that nasal polyps return in 75% of those who get them. bummer. at least we can take them out now relatively easy. there are some cool youtube videos of the little (or, big) suckers getting removed. as a former nurse you may find this interesting. i find it comforting in a weird way to watch these videos when i am really stuffed-up. it reminds me that i'll be rid of the bastards at least for another year or two. i know a guy who goes in for surgery once a year to take them out. my ent is excellent. the surgery is about an hour and really painless. as i write this i am really looking forward to it! ha!
as far as anosmia and depression, i think you may have misunderstood me. let me clarify. i think i was in a mild depression for several years before everything came crashing down in 2009/2010 which put me in a debilitating severe depression that i have been in since. at that point i began researching depression for the first time in my life and came across the connection that anosmia has with depression.
so, i agree, the loss of smell was a factor in my depression. i just didn't know it.
did you try those candy bars yet that i recommended to you?
poster:JohnLA
thread:1019480
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20120608/msgs/1019510.html