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A friend sent this to me. Pass it on to all your friends.
I need to warn you about a product on the market and hopefully you will pass it on to as many people as possible. I felt like I was coming down with a cold last Friday and because I'm around sick family members so much I wanted to head it off. I used Zicam, which is a gel nose spray which claims to keep a cold from becoming "full blown."
Immediately I had an intense, horrible burning in my nasal and sinus passages. The skin on my face hurt to touch and I had pain and burning so bad that it hurt to move my head. My husband was here and kept asking if I wanted to go to the ER but the thought of getting in a car was overwhelming. My face was burning hot and my nasal passages were so swollen that I couldn't breathe through my nose and I could see the swelling when I looked in the mirror. This lasted for about three hours.
It was Labor Day weekend, so I couldn't see a doctor until Tuesday. I have seen two ENT specialists in the last two days because I have lost, totally lost all ability to taste or smell. They both told me the same thing and suggested an immediate course of action. This is called "chemical trauma" and most times is permanent. I'm going to have a CT scan on Monday and am on a high dose of the steroid, Prednisone, for two weeks. If there is even a thread of the olfactory nerve left, it will help to rejuvenate what is left.
I have been on the Internet (just put in Zicam) and there are hundreds of people who have had this happen. I am so angry and devastated and saddened right now that I don't know how to get through this. I cannot handle the thought of never tasting food again or trying a new recipe or smelling a Thanksgiving turkey. Cooking has been an absolute passion of mine for as long as I can remember and at the moment I don't see the point of even putting dressing on a salad. I keep thinking that this cannot be happening to me. I suck on a lemon, bite down on a clove of garlic, smell a bottle of ammonia or nail polish remover... nothing. I'm starting by telling my friends and family PLEASE don't use Zicam.
Zicam Lawsuit | Zicam Settlement - Loss of Smell, Anosmia
also: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Zicam Warning
I need to warn you about a product on the market and hopefully you will pass it on to as many people as possible. I felt like I was coming down with a cold last Friday and because I'm around sick family members so much I wanted to head it off. I used Zicam, which is a gel nose spray which claims to keep a cold from becoming "full blown."
Immediately I had an intense, horrible burning in my nasal and sinus passages. The skin on my face hurt to touch and I had pain and burning so bad that it hurt to move my head. My husband was here and kept asking if I wanted to go to the ER but the thought of getting in a car was overwhelming. My face was burning hot and my nasal passages were so swollen that I couldn't breathe through my nose and I could see the swelling when I looked in the mirror. This lasted for about three hours.
It was Labor Day weekend, so I couldn't see a doctor until Tuesday. I have seen two ENT specialists in the last two days because I have lost, totally lost all ability to taste or smell. They both told me the same thing and suggested an immediate course of action. This is called "chemical trauma" and most times is permanent. I'm going to have a CT scan on Monday and am on a high dose of the steroid, Prednisone, for two weeks. If there is even a thread of the olfactory nerve left, it will help to rejuvenate what is left.
I have been on the Internet (just put in Zicam) and there are hundreds of people who have had this happen. I am so angry and devastated and saddened right now that I don't know how to get through this. I cannot handle the thought of never tasting food again or trying a new recipe or smelling a Thanksgiving turkey. Cooking has been an absolute passion of mine for as long as I can remember and at the moment I don't see the point of even putting dressing on a salad. I keep thinking that this cannot be happening to me. I suck on a lemon, bite down on a clove of garlic, smell a bottle of ammonia or nail polish remover... nothing. I'm starting by telling my friends and family PLEASE don't use Zicam.
Zicam Lawsuit | Zicam Settlement - Loss of Smell, Anosmia
also: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Zicam Warning
