Sinus Surgery Does the Trick
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Published
- Jul 2014
Summary
Diane underwent sinus surgery — the specific procedure isn't named — and also tried IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin), which the page says had no effect; no other treatment names, doses, or durations are given. She had been a high-energy woman in her mid-30s when, after weaning a one-year-old child, she developed sinus infections, loss of stamina, weakness, body aches, and eventually high fevers that left her bedridden. The page categorizes her outcome as "fully recovered - no restrictions at all" following the sinus surgery. It gives no detail on the surgical findings or how surgery led to recovery, and reviewers on the page itself criticized the story for lacking exactly this detail, so durability is not addressed.
What they credit
Credits IVIG, Surgery & structural, Trauma & somatic work, IVIG / subcutaneous Ig, Sinus, jaw and tonsil surgery.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Muscle weakness, Pain & fibromyalgia.
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