…it started by waking up in morning with blocked nose and general cold symptoms which seemed to clear up by the afternoon. However in the afternoon I would get a heavy / pressure feeling across my head and eyes (sinus pain I assume).

After about 4 weeks of this, it started to get much worse so I went to the doctor and he put me on a course of antibiotics (amoxocillin), which made all the worse syptoms (a lot of pressure, very sore thoat etc) fade.

However after finishing the antibiotics I was still not completely better – I had sinus pain, lots of mucus and swollen glands.

I went back to the doctor and he said either the antibiotic didnt work or it was a viral infection (which I may have got twice because it has gone on for so long). so he gave me another course of antibiotics.

Just finished the second course today – and still not fully better. I have swollen gland, sinus pain with mucus (always have to blow nose).

I am going travelling for 6 weeks, next week – and I really want to get rid of this completely before I go.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone had similar? Think only thing I can do now is boast my immune system – can anyone recommend good things to take?

P.S. I have been doing all the stuff they tell you to do – sinus rinse, steam face, plenty of sleep, Vitamin C etc…