New Study Shows that Fatigue Improves after Sinus Surgery
posted 3:19 pm Fri January 25, 2008 -
A new study shows after sinus surgery, sinusitis sufferers who often times feel extreme fatigue will get more energy.
Eleven years ago, Colleen Meiman couldn't even imagine doing something like putting a puzzle together with her kids. In fact, she couldn't do much of anything.
"You couldn't cook for yourself, or sit up long enough to pay bills on the computer, and it was awful, Meiman says.
Meiman says she went to five doctors who said they weren't sure how to fix her chronic fatigue. Then she says, she met Dr. Alexander Chester, a clinical professor specializing in chronic fatigue at Georgetown University Medical Center, who recommended sinus surgery.
Dr. Chester says after he treated many patients like Meiman, he wanted to see if other doctors noticed the same link between sinusitis and fatigue. "We assembled all the studies. Twenty-eight over five years, they all showed consistently that people got better, and the fatigue improved," he said.
In Meiman's case, it improved so much that her daughters don't even know she once suffered so greatly. Now, she says, she's thankful the doctor who helped her, is taking his research public.
"I'm glad word is getting out, but I wish it hadn't taken so long, because there are a lot of people who need that help," Meiman stated.
Eleven years ago, Colleen Meiman couldn't even imagine doing something like putting a puzzle together with her kids. In fact, she couldn't do much of anything.
"You couldn't cook for yourself, or sit up long enough to pay bills on the computer, and it was awful, Meiman says.
Meiman says she went to five doctors who said they weren't sure how to fix her chronic fatigue. Then she says, she met Dr. Alexander Chester, a clinical professor specializing in chronic fatigue at Georgetown University Medical Center, who recommended sinus surgery.
Dr. Chester says after he treated many patients like Meiman, he wanted to see if other doctors noticed the same link between sinusitis and fatigue. "We assembled all the studies. Twenty-eight over five years, they all showed consistently that people got better, and the fatigue improved," he said.
In Meiman's case, it improved so much that her daughters don't even know she once suffered so greatly. Now, she says, she's thankful the doctor who helped her, is taking his research public.
"I'm glad word is getting out, but I wish it hadn't taken so long, because there are a lot of people who need that help," Meiman stated.
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