I am down with sinus infection number 2 - number 1 having been in December/January of this year.
I saw my allergist (or the PA in the allergist office, anyways) last Monday,and she gave me antibiotics for it - a two week course of clindamycin.
Previous to that visit, my symptoms were chills/maybe a low-grade fever, headaches, a day or two of tooth/upper jaw pain, being really tired, and the start of chest congestion/coughing.
I've been on the antibiotics three a day since that Monday, so six days now. As of today, the chest congestion has cleared up entirely, but I still have pressure/pain around my cheekbones, headaches, occasional pain in my jaw around the joint, and feeling warm and sweating though I know the house is fairly cool. But the biggest thing is the exhaustion, and that I get so tired that I can literally feel my legs trembling when I stand up, and in my arms now as I am typing this post.
I wouldn't necessarily call it "weakness" because I can sit up and what not just fine, mentally clear and all, but the second I stand up, I can tell how bad it is. I even skipped church today, and its Divine Mercy Sunday, which I love.
Is this normal at all for sinus infections? I'm seeing my hematologist tomorrow anyways - a friend of mine who is a fourth year med student says I might want to ask for a different antibiotic. But I have another friend who says I should see about having a specialist look at me. Is this something that should pass with another course of antibiotics, or should I look into getting an ENT to take a look?
My last (and first) sinus infection hit my ears - I was so dizzy I couldn't stand up for more than 10-15 minutes at a time, and missed a good deal of work for two weeks because I was stuck in bed. Now this one - I don't know if I'm going to make it through any of work tomorrow, though I've kept up okay the two weeks previous.
Most people don't get them this bad, right? Or am I just being a baby?
Argh, I hate this!!
I saw my allergist (or the PA in the allergist office, anyways) last Monday,and she gave me antibiotics for it - a two week course of clindamycin.
Previous to that visit, my symptoms were chills/maybe a low-grade fever, headaches, a day or two of tooth/upper jaw pain, being really tired, and the start of chest congestion/coughing.
I've been on the antibiotics three a day since that Monday, so six days now. As of today, the chest congestion has cleared up entirely, but I still have pressure/pain around my cheekbones, headaches, occasional pain in my jaw around the joint, and feeling warm and sweating though I know the house is fairly cool. But the biggest thing is the exhaustion, and that I get so tired that I can literally feel my legs trembling when I stand up, and in my arms now as I am typing this post.
I wouldn't necessarily call it "weakness" because I can sit up and what not just fine, mentally clear and all, but the second I stand up, I can tell how bad it is. I even skipped church today, and its Divine Mercy Sunday, which I love.
Is this normal at all for sinus infections? I'm seeing my hematologist tomorrow anyways - a friend of mine who is a fourth year med student says I might want to ask for a different antibiotic. But I have another friend who says I should see about having a specialist look at me. Is this something that should pass with another course of antibiotics, or should I look into getting an ENT to take a look?
My last (and first) sinus infection hit my ears - I was so dizzy I couldn't stand up for more than 10-15 minutes at a time, and missed a good deal of work for two weeks because I was stuck in bed. Now this one - I don't know if I'm going to make it through any of work tomorrow, though I've kept up okay the two weeks previous.
Most people don't get them this bad, right? Or am I just being a baby?
Argh, I hate this!!