A Sinus Infection Revealed Nasal Polyps – and a Complicating Twist

As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorI was in my mid 40s working as a paraeducator in elementary schools in the 1990’s when I began experiencing asthma and allergy symptoms. Over the counter allergy medications relieved my symptoms. But about five years later, the symptoms became severe. I was very tired and had this scary feeling that I wasn’t getting enough air in when I inhaled. My primary doctor sent me to an ENT who looked up my nose and said I had a sinus infection. He prescribed me steroids and antibiotics. I took them and felt fine for a while. Several months later, I was at work and felt a