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@kaybast My goodness. It is great that you have a team approach to deal with this.
How did your doctor know that you had this in your sinus? Did you have a CT, you were treated, and the infection did not clear? How did he get a culture? When I went to my ENT, he put a scope up my nose and showed me all was clear and tissues were healthy, but I know that not everything can be visualized through the scope. What prompted the culture, and how did he get it?? Did he simply swab it? I appreciate your sharing.
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@formergardener hi.yes, my ENT Dr did a culture …he swabbed the inside of my left nostril and sent the swab to the lab .. it came back as Pseudomonas colonized . Then shortly after he had a CT scan done . It also showed opaque rather than black which means healthy . I’m scheduled for sinus surgery this Wednesday and he feels that he will be able to eradicate the bacteria . Last year and early this year I had infections and I was treated with IV antibiotics , one 14 days and the other 21 days.
At 85 years old I am happy to finally get this all behind me . I do have to go under general Anesthesia however I trust my team and look forward to success. Thanks for sharing !