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[yagathai]

At work. Throat still hurts and my sinuses are an everfull pitcher of snot. Send throat spray and a small but powerful vacuum cleaner, stat!

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[devotdsatellite.livejournal.com]

have you been evaluated by an ent? i only ask cos getting my tonsils out was life changing for me.

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

I have thought about it. When did you get it done?

[devotdsatellite.livejournal.com]

march 2007. i did it at penn. with my insurance thru penn (i think you work there?) the total cost was about 100 bucks. the recovery is a bitch and half about 2 weeks, but it dramatically changed my quality of life. no more sore throats, no more constant strep, less colds.

[lawbabeak.livejournal.com]

I like Dr. Kearney (http://www.pennmedicine.org/Wagform/MainPage.aspx?config=provider&P=PP&ID=1276). His office is across the street from Pennsylvania Hospital near 8th & Spruce (all of which is in the HUP system). He did both my sinus surgeries (I grow polyps like a champ) and I've been really happy with his approach to treatment. He can be a bit overbooked - sometimes he's right on time for an appointment, sometimes he's two hours late - but I'd say his expertise is worth it. And his staff are really cool.

My first sinus surgery took about two weeks to recover from - I had so much crap in my head, bones in my face were bending. But I probably could have gone back to work a couple days after my second.

He's a nose and throat guy, so he could handle sinus or tonsils.