Sinus Congestion - Gone in 4 Days!

Last week I came down with a really bad case of sinusitis. It started on Monday and by Friday, my sinuses were so inflamed and congested I couldn't breath except through my mouth. I saw my chiropractor, Dr. Padilla on Wednesday, who gave me an adjustment and applied pressure to my sinuses and my entire head.

That helped for awhile, but instead of resting, I continued working at my frenetic pace. I had two facilitation sessions on Friday with two different clients, and I had prep work to do for both on Wednesday and Thursday. And you know the saying, it always gets worse before it gets better? That's exactly what happened. By Friday, the congestion and sinus headache were in full force.

At Dr. Padilla's suggestion, I had started taking Vitamin D twice a day. He informed me that if the congestion was viral, Vitamin D would help to knock it out. I also took two tablets every two hours of Sinusalia by Boiron, a sublingual homeopathic medicine for sinus pain and congestion.

I also invoked the mental affirmations related to sinus congestion and "itis", according to Louise Hays' book, Heal Your Body. I find those affirmations really work for me and help me understand the root cause of dis-ease within my body. Often it's brought about by not paying attention to my negative mental thought patterns, which I tend to push away instead of dealing with them at the moment they occur.

Thanks to the remedies I was taking, by Sunday I was hugely improved, and by Monday, it's almost gone. Here's what worked for me:

• Friday when I got home from my client work I sprayed my nostrils with Ocean sea salt mist several times. I also sprayed my nostrils several times on Friday and Saturday with 2.5 pH acid water, which works as an antiseptic. My friend and coach Timi Gleason, suggested this might help to reduce the inflammation. And as a last resort, I sprayed my nostrils with a Safeway brand nasal decongestant.
  
  
• In about two hours, the congestion and inflammation was reducing so I could breathe a little through my nose. I also started taking Benadryl every 6 hours according to package directions.
  
  
• On Saturday I continued the nasal washes periodically during the day with Ocean Spray and 2.5 pH acid water, as well as the Sinusalia tablets, Vitamin D twice daily, and Benadryl every 6 hours.
  
  
• On Sunday, I backed off on the Sinusalia tablets, taking them about 2-3 times during the day. I also used the Ocean nasal spray only once, and took Benadryl only twice.
  
  
• Today, Monday, I am about 98% cured. I'm still taking the Vitamin D twice daily, the Sinusalia periodically, and drinking lots of fluids - herbal teas and water. I've been ingesting more than 120 ounces of water and about 96 ounces of mostly green tea daily to flush the toxins from my body.

I will continue with my affirmations, Vitamin D, periodic nasal flushes with Ocean spray, and heavy ingestion of liquids for the next few days to be sure the congestion is gone. For the first time, I did not have to get a prescription to fight this sinus congestion, and I knocked it out in about 4 days. For me, that's amazing!