I had a polypectomy, turbinate reduction, and septoplasty exactly two weeks ago and have been healing well thus far despite my nasal passages being a little tender still. I do 1 rinse a day with my neilmed, but perhaps I should do it more often to help flush whatever else is in there? Anyways, about two days ago, I started smelling a wet dog smell in my nose and it comes and goes, but its getting stronger and I am very scared that it is infection because I have had a low grade fever at night. I have a faint constant headache in my frontal sinuses (in my forehead) and pain at the base of my head where it connects to my neck in the back kinda like when you get really stressed out you get a stiff neck...but I'm not stressed. I don't think its meningitis because I have heard that is very very painful and you would know for sure if it is meningitis, so I'm just scared. Is this normal with healing or is this a sign of infection or even possibly meningitis?