cowantriplets-
hi! im kate, and i have CF...im 16, and i've had the polyup removal surgery 5 times, soon to be 6, i thought i'd share my thoughts..
today, this surgery has become 'rountine' and you can go home in a day, its rather minor compared to other surgeries. its hard however, i started getting my surgeries when i was about 7, so im used to it now.... but it is surgery, and all surgery in general is annoying.
i definitly recomend doing the surgery if your son cannot breath through his nose at all...its the kind of surgery that if he can breath, then why touch something that he doesnt have a problem with yet? unfortunatly, there could be the part where the obstruction is causing infection, which is why im getting this next surgery, even though i can still breath through my nose...
im getting the surgery over a 4 day weekend, and im supposed to be in school tuesday (the first day back) so its not a procedure where he would miss alot of school/weekly rountine.
from what i can tell, i would recommend the surgery for your son, but not untill he feels he needs it/you and the doctors.
the polyups will grow back, but there are things you can do to help. i take 1,200 mg of motrin (ibuprofen) in the morning, and another 1,200 mg at night. this is simply a study, and has never been proven to help keep polyups away for longer, but my doctor and i decided that as long as my stomach could handle it, then why not try it?
they say that you grow out of it once you hit 18ish.. i havent found that i've 'grown out of it' yet, but im only 16.
i <b>really</b> hope this helps!
Kate