Try as I might, it is not possible to prevent a sneeze from hurting my nose. Even if I keep my mouth open when I sneeze, in an effort to prevent the force from going into my sinuses, there is still enough force sent into my nose to hurt like hell. So, now I do not just have pressure, I have pain.

God, this sucks!

Like Crap!

Oh, there is no pain. I just have pressure. Lots and lots of pressure. Mostly in my right nostril. My left nostril is not only somewhat clear, it has stopped bleeding, for the most part. Unfortunately my right nostril is not quite up to pace. It actually has most of the pressure. Also, it still likes to bleed from time to time. Thankfully it is not gushing, or dripping for extended periods of time. I get a small drop that likes to run into my mustache if I do not catch it in time. In fact, for just such emergencies I have a roll of toilet paper handy.

So, I am thinking it is movie time today. I cannot decide on Daniel Craig’s Bond movies, LOTR, or The Matrix trilogy.

Just so you know, I had my sinuses roto-routered finally. Well, it was more than that; I had some bone removed from my nose, I had old bacterial residue removed from my sinuses, and I had polyps removed. Funny thing, I had the surgery yesterday. Today all I feel is major nasal congestion. I am not feeling any discomfort beyond that. I did take some pain medication yesterday, but the last dose I took was at midnight. So far today, nothing.

I was lead to believe I would be experiencing pain. However, my nose is inconsistently dripping blood. I do not have to have my nose bandaged up, I just need napkins or gauze standing by to catch what little leaks out.

I am suppose to rinse with saline solution three times a day. I think I waiting too long to start the rinsing. My nose is definitely clogged with dried blood. Still, if I work at it slowly, I should be cleaned out in a day or so.

Well, that did not go as planned. Seems I have a strange shaped throat. As a result, my surgeon was not able to intubate me properly. So, after a half hour of trying various ways to get a seal, they gave up. This was suppose to be outpatient surgery. Instead, I am going to have to have the surgery in a hospital. Supposedly they have better means at intubating. I suspect that means I will be staying overnight. I can only imagine the worse possible outcomes at this time.

Seriously, it hurt so bad just to breath after they tried to intubate me yesterday. I cannot imagine all that they might have to do to keep my blood properly oxygenated. I figure I will have both a major headache for days after the surgery, as well as one mean sore throat.

So, here I am today, with a sore throat, still wiped from the anesthesia, and I am wondering how I am going to rearrange my schedule at work.

I’m off to Woodbury, MN to get my sinuses and nose roto-routered. I have two deviated septums, a few polyps, and all sorts of nasty, left over infection crap that all needs to be scraped out. It means being off of work for 6 days. It also means being at my parents after the surgery until the anesthetics clear. Of course, then there is the probability of being in so much discomfort as to not being able to drive home even after that. In the end, I will be out of commission for at least 24 hours, possibly longer.

Now, to take the garbage out and see if my car will start in this -11 temperature.

No allergies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone is wondering, I am doing my happy dance.

In my car.

I should probably stop now, I am attracting stares.

Well, I meant to take my bike down to the cities with me when I took The Fuskers™ to “The Wolverine.” But, due to Post Acute Withdrawal I spaced it out. Oh well. Erik’s Bike Shops (Once known as Erik The Bike Man) are open until 9:00 PM, so I can plan a run tonight or tomorrow night. If I feel up to the trip.

As for this morning; I have a doctor’s appointment. I am seeing an allergist. Today is test for allergies day. I am being mentally stubborn about this whole allergy concept. I am unwilling to accept that it is possible I have allergies. I still believe my allergy symptoms were the result of my severe bacterial sinus infection. Since my treatment by antibiotic sinus rinse has appeared to work, I am not experiencing the symptoms. I have, thought, experienced sinus pain now that they are clear.

Anyway, hope the best for me this morning.

Update: I forgot; The Wolverine was good. But mostly because Hugh Jackman is such a superb actor. And they had a good staple of Japanese actors that could hold their own. I recommend it, though to really understand what is happening you have had to see the past X-Men movies.