Last night we flew and on descent I could actually hear stuff moving around in my face. No sinus block but obviously that's not normal. After we landed the sinus headache started. It got worse and worse until I popped some sudafed, inhaled some afrin and it still hurt so I took a couple of benedryl before bed (this is the part of my story where my mother interrupts me and says "And surprisingly you woke up." pfft my metabolism is pretty much amazing…don't doubt it!) and my head ache didn't go away until I woke up. Before going to sleep I had decided to go BACK to the flight doc and demand help (supportive pushing from Tracy was helpful.) I rode to the flight doc with my crew who were going to eat chow.
I walk in and the MSgt Med tech from my previous story walks in behind me.
MSgt: "Oh your face is still bothering you?"
Me: "Yeah I didn't have a block but I could feel it moving around on my last flight and…"
MSgt: "Haha yeah that's no good."
Me: "That's what I was thinking so we'll see how this attempt for help goes."
The MSgt leads me into the room with the Oompaloompa "Dr" and an older overweight guy that works there.
Flight Doc: "What's going on?"
MSgt: he let out a small sigh "She is still having problems with her sinuses."
Flight Doc: "Oh so you need more Afrin and sudafed?"
Me: "Uh no. Either my allergies are getting worse o…"
Flight Doc: "That's probably it because it's really dusty here and lots of people have allergies"
Me: "Over the last few years or I have some kind of small infection was the rest of what i was saying."
Flight Doc: "Yeah I'm sure it's allergies. You're flying tonight?"
Me: "NO."
Flight Doc: "Oh you guys don't have anything to do or is a plane broken?"
Me: "Uh neither, I'm just not flying."
Flight Doc: "Why not?"
Me: "Because something is wrong with my face and it hurts and I am dnif'ing myself because I said so."
The MSgt and the other guy laugh.
Me: "Ok so if you think it's allergies then I apparently need something stronger than claritan. Do y'all have flonase here? A lot of people say that helps."
Flight Doc: "I try not to give out flonase because people get dependent on it and start taking it everyday."
Me: "Uh, as i understand it Flonase is a steroid so for it to work you should take it everyday."
More laughter from the MSgt and the other guy. Blank stare from the Flight Doc.
MSgt: "I'll go get you the flonase."
Flight Doc: "Have you tried rinsing your nose out?"
Me: "Nasal lavage? yes and at home it helps but I tried it here last time and it made my head hurt more."
Flight Doc: "And get her a syringe and saline solution."
Me: "I have a whole kit, I really don't need any of that."
Blank stare.
Flight Doc: "I'm going to give you musinex with sudafed in it so that should help with all the congestion, ya know, sneezing and coughing.
Me: "I know what congestion is and I don't sneeze a lot and I don't have a cough. Just pain during or after landing."
Flight Doc: "Well this will help break all of that up."
Me: "Fine, whatever, I'll take whatever you want."
MSgt brings back a bag containing two spray bottles of saline solution, a syringe, a bottle of flonase, a package of musinex, and a huge jug of saline solution.
MSgt: "Here you go Ma'am."
Me: "Thanks I really appreciate it."
Flight Doc: "Weren't you supposed to leave awhile ago?"
Me: "Yeah I medically out processed with you about a month ago. Good night."
Incase anyone is wondering the insert for Flonase says that it is a steroid and you should take it at least once a day but no more than twice a day….
