Nothinbutjoy said:

Thank you everyone! I am feeling much better, just dealing with the lingering effects, but that is manageable. Psych, if you're not doing so already, neti-pots are wonderful for fighting sinus problems. I hate doing it, but cannot argue the results. Just don't use water straight out of the tap. Prepare the water per the instructions.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU USE TAP WATER. Buy a bottle of distilled water at your local pharmacy or corner store...it's cheap.

I have a neti pot for about a year now, and haven't used it yet.

That story about the dude who use tap water and got an amoeba infection that ate his brain scared the crap out of me (that's not exactly WHY I haven't used it, but it's certainly not inspiring me to use it, Lol).