At age 9, I started having severe headaches. It took a few years for the doctors to realize it came from sinus issues. Then, a sinus specialist treated me and cut polyps of my sinuses. They grew back. He cut them out again, and the process repeated every 6 months or so until I was 16. Every time I had surgery, I had to miss 2 weeks of school, take pain medication, and take steroids. It was not good for my body or my mind. I was already shy and just felt further isolation by missing so much school. I also became obese because of the steroids and stress on my body. I was so miserable, but my family and I thought it was the only way to relieve my pain. We were wrong.
When I was 16 years old, my sinus doctor finally talked to my mom and me about fish oil. Fish oil is such a common supplement now, but we had never heard of it. He explained that the polyps were caused by inflammation, and fish oil was a natural way to relieve that inflammation. He had seen it work for other patients. He made it very clear that he was not offering medical advise or prescribing fish oil, but as a friendly suggestion, he wrote down everything we needed to know just in case it was something we wanted to try. This moment saved my life.
After calling a lot of vitamin shops, we finally found one about an hour away that sold Omega 3 Fish Oil. (I am so glad it is so easy to buy now.) I have been taking it every day for 15 years, and I have not had a sinus headache or polyps since. I was able to be free from my condition, and not rely on pain medication and surgeries.
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