After Sinus surgery --a bad smell??

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fourkidsmom

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Brady goes back to the ENT doctor tomorrow,which I am glad of. This Monday will be 2 weeks since his sinus/nose polup surgery. The last 2 days when I am near him I can smell the old blood from in his nose. Is this normal??? I am sure I will find out tomorrow. He is not very willing to let us flush his nose out, but we do the best we can. Just wondering.

Thanks

Angie
Step-Mom to Brittany 13 no cf
Mom to Tyler 12 no cf, cf carrier
Mom to Brady 4 with cf
Mom to Taylor 3 no cf, but chromosome 9q deletion q21.2 q22.1
 
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anonymous

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Hey Angie. I think you guys are not only smelling old blood, but also some infection. I know everytime I have sinus surgery I have a gross smell coming from my sinuses (I also have chronic halitosis during the same time) from stirred-up infection in my sinuses.

I do an antibiotic nasal spray that I have made (by prescription) at a local compound pharmacy that seems to help the bad smell.

Hope this helps.
 
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anonymous

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Did your child have drains left in after surgery for you to flush his sinuses (blood/infection) out? Just wondering because I had drains that were left in place for about a week. 4 times a day I had to flush my sinuses with Tobramycin & normal saline.
 
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