Melanie,
Go to www.sinucare.com

There you will find some good information to help
you in your journey to good health. Click on the link
"find a sinus specialist". Once you get to your
appointment, tell the ENT how long you have been sick.
TELL ENT that you are there to get a sinus culture
and a Cat Scan. If ENT wants to try a bunch of
RUSSIAN ROULLETTE pill therapy, reemphasize the reason
you are there, and that is what you have got to have.
You must know what is wrong before you take any more pills!

If your culture comes up positive for a bacteria, you will
certainly most likely require IV antibiotics to clear an
infection you have had for so long (deep tissue infection).
They offer them to you in a convenient "Fanny Pack".
You won't even have to miss work.

Do not talk about your other ENT's in a bad light. Just say
that noone has found out what is wrong yet, and you liked
what you read about them online.


--- In helpsinuses@yahoogroups.com, "Melanie" <Melanie@g...> wrote:
> >I fired my ENT!!!!!! I found one that wanted to help me!!!!!
>
> wow this sounds a lot like what I have been going through for the
last year and a half. Two ENT and a general practitioner and I am
worse today then when I started.
>
> I told all of them I feel better on cephlexon (antibiotic) but they
all say nothing is there. None took a culture, one did take a cat
scan, nothing there.
>
> Yet here I sit with migraines, earaches, swollen glands, facial
pain and now the cephlexon isn't working as good as it did. Sure it
probably wasn't the right antibiotic to start with.
>
> Sorry to vent I know there are many here who are far worse then me
and I am so sorry for that. Its just very frustrating, where do you
turn.
>
>
>
> Melanie - melanie@g...
> To err is human - to forgive canine.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: drstroutslayer
> To: helpsinuses@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:57 AM
> Subject: [helpsinuses] Re: Chronisc bacterial infection after
FESS ***UPDATE***
>
>
> I fired my ENT!!!!!! I found one that wanted to help me!!!!!
> He immediately ran a CULTURE and ordered a "Post-Op" C-Scan.
> Guess what? I have had a STAPH infection since surgery (3 1/2
months
> ago)!
> Tree different Docs have had me take 100 Augmentin pills, 21
Avelox
> pills,
> two rounds of Prednisone, and numerous decons, sprays and antihist
> pills! NOT ONE of these three knuckleheads offered to take a
> culture or do a "post-op" C-Scan. This strain of Staph is
RESISTANT
> to 13 different antibiotics, to include the two I have been
NUKING
> my body with!!! My new ENT is actually sending my culture results
> to the CDC for their review and data gathering purposes. I will
know
> in a week if I am a candidate for intravenious antibiotics. Pills
for
> now.
> I am sooooo damn MAD!!!! I know this is not nearly as serious
> as some of the posts that I have read on these boards, and thank
God
> for that, BUT, I still think I have been grossly wronged and
> neglected by these people that I HIRED to heal me, and, therefore
> intend to
> sue them if I can find an attorney who thinks I have a case!
> Good luck to all of you. Fight,and don't give up!
>
> Will keep you all posted on further developements.
>
>
> --- In helpsinuses@yahoogroups.com, "drstroutslayer
> <drstroutslayer@y...>" <drstroutslayer@y...> wrote:
> > I never knew there were so many sinus weary
> > people out there. God bless you all.
> >
> > My name is David and I am new to the group. I am
> > also new to this level of sinus problems. I hope
> > it will soon end before it gets any closer to some
> > of the posts I read (I read them all).
> >
> > In Oct. 02, I had what I think was a bacterial sinus
> > infection. I got overzealous with the irrigating and
> > blew water right into my eustacian tubes. I went to the
> > Doc, and after two rounds of augmentin 875 didn't clear
> > my ears, he sent me to an ENT.
> >
> > The ENT ordered a C Scan, and it showed 2 polyps, and one
> > closed Frontal or Ethmoid sinus. He told me that if I waited
> > on surgery I would most likely have future problems, and the
> > FESS would likely open my ears.
> >
> > In Nov. 02 I had the FESS. I went through 14 days of Augmentin
> > 875 after surgery. A week after I finished the antibiotic,
> > I woke up in the middle of the night with what appeared
> > to be very yellow "Malt-o-Meal" or Yellow "ketchup" dripping
> > out of my nose and onto my bedsheets. This was an infection
> > that I had never in my life experienced. It was not the classic
> > sticky, yucky mucous, it was runny, with a gritty looking
> > texture. I guess this is the classic "PUS", which I had never
> > seen. I also noticed that my eyeballs had began to hurt
> > in the last few days, like they were under pressure and would
> > possibly blow up if the pressure were to increase.
> >
> > I went back to the ENT, and as he was attemting to go in with
> > an endoscope, said,"yes, you need a little extra". He put me on
> > 10 days of Augmentin. After 10 days, the sinus cleared, but
> > the eyes hurt a little and the ears never totally cleared, but
> > almost. Within a week, it was coming back, so I began to eat
> > Drixorall in an attempt to dry it up and kill it. FORGET IT!
> > After 4 more days, and all facial bones were breaking, I went
> > back to him. He told me it was probably not bacterial because
> > he sees no pus, and he just couldn't keep giving me antibiotics,
> > and I needed to go see an allergist. Three days later, I called
him
> > and tried to make an appointment to show him some "PUS".
Instead of
> > this,he called in a 10 day supply of Augmentin 500. The 500
> > never killed the infection. It just kept it from getting worse.
> > Two days prior to finishing the Augmentin 500, I saw an
Allergist.
> > The Allergist said he, you'll never guess, of course, he said
> > he thought the infection was brought on by allergic attacks to
> > something. So, the allergist put me on a broader spectrum
> > MOXIFLOXACIN 400 mg/ 1 daily for 21 days. I have 6 left, and
> > the pain is just now fading in the sinuses, and my eyes still
> > hurt, but less than they did. My ears have opened again, but
> > still making clicking noises. I have an appointment tomorrow
> > with a new ENT, and I have discussed possibly using intravaneous
> > antibiotics with his office staff. They said more and more
> > people are doing this a few weeks before and after surgery.
> >
> > My opinion is that I contracted this MEAN infection from my
> > ENT's surgical instruments, and each time it never quite gets
out
> of
> > my eyes or ears, and reinfects my sinuses. He is well known
> > in the community as an excellent surgeon, specializing in FESS.
> > He acted very beffuddled that I was returning with this
> > infection. Oh, by the way, I did ask him about getting a
> > culture, and he said they were not really necessary, as there
> > are only about 3 types of bacterial infections.
> > I am hoping it is a case of excellent surgeon, poor microbial
Dr.
> > He acts like he doesn't want to do anything that might show
> > that it was his fault.
>
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