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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: sullidog on November 01, 2010, 03:22:13 PM
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Recently I've been getting these bad sinous headaches radiating from my left eye and consentrated all on the left side. I get a few while off the machine, but as soon as I get on the machine I get them the most. You can guarantee that I will get one on dialysis day. It's so bad that tylenol doesn't work all that well. I did have a cold when all of this started but it has cleared out of my head and I just have a cough left. I will see my neph friday but was wondering if anyone had any ideas? Is it safe to take tylenol even though I don't have a headache before dialysis?
Troy
Edited: Fixed subject line error - okarol/admin
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I believe that Tylenol is relatively safe, except in large doses.
But that won't fix your sinus problems. Believe me, you shouldn't let that go; it can turn into chronic sinusitis, which can be pretty annoying.
Question: Is your cough productive? If so, what color is the sputum? (Discolored sputum usually indicates infection.)
Try nasal irrigation; it can relieve your symptoms better than Tylenol, and it's safer. You can find out a lot about nasal irrigation on the Internet.
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IIt but most of the time does not have discharge, I'm blind so unfortunetly I don't know the color. Yes I will deffinately be kicking this thing in the butt.
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Try using a neti pot a couple of times a day to clean out your nasal passages. I have a lot of problems with my sinuses (I almost always get a sinus infection when I have a cold) and I find this works really well. Just have tissues close by for a while after when the water starts to run out of your nose!!