Carrie M.

Before surgery with Balloon Sinuplasty™ technology, a typical day would start with a headache, sinus congestion, and ear fullness. Sometimes my sinuses were so swollen that I’d go out in the cold air to have them shrink. I’d place ice packs on my head to reduce the swelling. Then, I’d take various medications - Nasonex®, Clarinex®, and Excedrin® - and do a sinus rinse. If I went out to dinner in the evening, I’d refrain from drinking wine to avoid waking up with a headache the next morning. Sometimes, when it got really bad, I’d have to sleep sitting up. I was constantly thinking about my sinuses, day and night!

Now, I wake up in the morning and do normal things like everyone else does. I make my morning coffee, eat and drink whatever I want to, and only take Clarinex® during allergy season. If I forget to take it, it’s no big deal. I don’t have to worry about anything, and I feel like a regular person!

I experienced immediate results after surgery with Balloon Sinuplasty™ technology, in the recovery room. I didn’t have the sinus headache and pressure I normally had, and I could breathe through both nostrils. It’s been five months since the procedure, and it’s hard for me to remember when I had the surgery, because I didn’t have any pain or recovery to go through.

My life has improved 100%. I can golf on a windy day and travel to an out-of-town destination without worrying about pollen counts, or if I have all my medications and sinus care items.

Because I had so much more energy after the surgery with Balloon Sinuplasty™ technology, my husband thought I was going through a mid-life crisis! I told him it was because I can breathe!