I have a nasal polyp. My
doctor has recommended surgery. Is there anything else I can do?
Yes, first change your doctor. The first treatment of a nasal polyp is not surgery, but corticosteroids. The majority of small polyps do respond to corticosteroids. Surgery is the last choice. Once the polyp disappears, just make sure your allergies are well controlled. Too many unnecessary surgeries are performed for trivial reasons; chiefly for financial reasons. Therefore, anytime you are offered surgery as first choice for nasal polyps, obtain a second opinion.
Nasal polyp surgery is expensive; you need time off and it can be associated with some every unpleasant complications.
Yes, first change your doctor. The first treatment of a nasal polyp is not surgery, but corticosteroids. The majority of small polyps do respond to corticosteroids. Surgery is the last choice. Once the polyp disappears, just make sure your allergies are well controlled. Too many unnecessary surgeries are performed for trivial reasons; chiefly for financial reasons. Therefore, anytime you are offered surgery as first choice for nasal polyps, obtain a second opinion.
Nasal polyp surgery is expensive; you need time off and it can be associated with some every unpleasant complications.
