Thank you all for your replies. Let me see if I can remember everything I wanted to say in response...

I asked my doctor about the stints and he said no. He said that scar tissue can grow around them (?) and that he uses dissolvable packing, so it's not necessary. Sounds like apples and oranges to me, but okay. (I will be going for a second opinio, by the way.)

I understand how helpful the sprays and irrigation tools are for many people. I even have the SinuNeb here. They are just disastrous for me. There's some spot up there where everything gets stuck and pools, and it just gets uglier from there. This is why I no longer put anything up my nose.

Antibiotics are difficult as well because I am allergic to many of them. I generally take Biaxin, Ceftin, or Omnicef.

I am very interested in this fungal infection stuff. I asked my doctor about this several months ago and he said he could tell from my symptoms that it is not fungal in nature (not sure if I believe that, either.) However, keep in mind that my symptoms are not traditional sinusitis symptoms -- I do not have much, if any discharge (only once in a great while and that happens when I go on the steroids usually). It's also never green..actually, if you must know, lol, it's usually clear or flourescent yellow when it's been trapped up there for a while. And it's all ONLY on the left side, supposedly indicating that it is a physical blockage more than anything else. Anyway, I have more questions about these cultures, but I will follow the rules and put them on a new thread.

Thank you all again for your advice.

Chiggins -- sorry I called you Chigger!
GH -- keep me posted on how you're doing, since we seem to share similar symptoms.
Halls -- I will be thinking about you during your upcoming surgery. I pray that you finally get some relief.

Be well,
Inq