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Lisa Eirene

About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.

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  1. emmaclaire

    Well, sounds like you have both ends of discomfort covered – head and feet, right? I’ve never had sinus surgery, but my dad did many years ago and I don’t think he ever had another sinus infection. As for PF, I’ve had bouts of it throughout my adulthood, first from being overweight, then from running, and nothing has helped me much except time. I did run across a method of dealing with it on Mark Sisson’s Daily Apple blog and will try it next time it creeps up on me. It might be worth a look? https://www.marksdailyapple.com/plantar-fasciitis-stretches/

    I love that the new kitty is buddies with Bella – where did the name Stevie come from, if I may ask? The first time you were writing about him, I got confused. “Michael, Logan, wait, her husband’s name isn’t Stevie…who’s Stevie again?” LOL

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Haha Stevie as in Stevie Nicks and Stevie Wonder!

      That’s good to hear about your dad. Glad he never had issues after the surgery. That’s encouraging!

    2. Lisa Eirene

      Interesting article. I wonder if my calf muscles are weak. I have been running a lot more.

  2. Lisa

    I had a deviated septum, some turbinates removed or widened (I’m not exactly sure what they did to them), and the doctor thought I had an infection to the bone so I initially thought I might need the lining to my right sinus ripped out. As it turned out I also have a birth defect and my right sinus is much smaller than it should be, so I didn’t have to get the lining ripped out. My septum was deviated worse than the doctor initially thought. The recovery was about a week and then I went back to work. My head felt wobbly and I would get pressure aches from being upright – this went on for a couple of weeks but got better as time passed. I lost feeling in my top front teeth for a few months due to the swelling from the surgery. Although I never knowingly broke my nose, I did fall from a three story bunk bed and landed on my face which is probably why my septum was so deviated.
    It definitely helped me a lot and I am glad I had it done. I suffer from seasonal allergies and I still have sinus issues.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      That’s good to hear! That recovery doesn’t sound too bad.

  3. bethh

    At first I thought Stevie was the turkey! That was confusing 🙂

    I haven’t had the surgery but know a couple people who have, and it sharply lowered the numbers of infections they’ve gotten. It seems worth it to me, but of course it’s not my face or recovery time. Good luck!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Haha!
      I’m glad to hear so many positive stories about the surgery!

  4. Beth Sher

    Both times I had PF I ended up getting a shot of steroid and it did the trick – I went about 6 years between the two bouts and it’s probably been at least 8 years. Some tips while you are healing I was given – do not walk barefoot under any circumstances and also flip flops are a no no – wear supportive shoes. I wear flip flops now of course but I never walk barefoot ever. Good luck!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I got some orthotic flip flops that actually feel pretty amazing. I wear them around the house. I got the roller ball for my feet and ice at work and at home regularly. I stretch but don’t notice a difference with stretching (not yet).

  5. Vickie

    I had sinus surgery. Did not know I had a problem until we were doing a breathing exercise in yoga and discovered I had almost no air flow on left side. I would recommend the surgery. Time passes with or without recovery. And you would have been done. I was able to remove my packing by myself. It did take several weeks to fully recover. But once and done. I also have asthma. So having nose clear and less sinus issues seemed pretty smart.

    Inserts. Kids and I all have them. We have had them since 2002. Replace about every two years. Custom. RX. Now we Walk over a scanner at the doctor’s office. orthopedic doctor who is a foot specialist. In the beginning they made a cast of our feet and went from there. Highly recommend custom inserts.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I have asthma too.
      That’s good to hear. I am happy to hear so many positive stories.
      As for the inserts, that’s a good idea. I will ask my doctor about custom orthotics. It might be covered by my insurance. So far I am not too happy with the store-bought inserts.

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