Maxillary Antrostomy

I have had it twice. Do your homework and find the best top ENT who has done a lot of these. The first one did was not effective. The second one went well and still very functional after 20 years. It was not a difficult recovery the second time.

Hi texgrand6...I've had a balloon and an antrostomy. Neither did the trick. Mucus still pools. My excellent ENT held a second antrostomy in the wings as a possibility. Now he thinks maybe it's time. The procedure is called a "revision antrostomy." Is that what you had? My research tells me it's often successful, as yours was. Thanks.

@texgrand6 thank you for sharing … my ENT DR is excellent . He says what he wants to do is alittle more that he can do in his office and I need to be asleep. At several sessions he has numbed me , picked , pulled, vacuumed to help clean out t left maxillary . Last year with infection and this past Feb another infection, the bacteria , Pseudomonas showed up in a culture . He hopes to eradicate that with surgery and open up the sinus for better drainage . That bacteria dripped down through the throat into my lungs and a sputum from the lungs showed Pseudomonas !
My Pulmonary Dr is dealing with that !
This has been chronic enough that at 85 years old and going under General Anesthesia , I’m willing to take the chance that I will do well and feel better ! Thanks again for your thoughts and all the best to you .

@kaybast Thanks and God speed. I concur with your decision. I will pray for the procedure, your doc, and for the outcome. Be well!

@shashig Yes and yes. Revision was in 2008. Today after finding and jumping through lots of hoops, I am well.

@texgrand6 Good for you! Turns out it's on the patient to keep going, exploring, insisting, researching, demanding, if we want results. Left to the medical profession, our issues would never be resolved. As everyone says, the system is broken. It's all about money, not healing.

@texgrand6 thank you …much appreciate keeping me in prayer ! 🙏