Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Not really, you need to do a sinus swab and have it cultered for fungi at least six weeks From: amydent9 <amydent9@...> Subject: [] sinus CAT scan Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7:51 PM do sinuns CAT scans ever show mold? is there a certain way the test should be done or read for best results amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Here's a relatively new fungal sinus test, with results in 6 days, not 6 weeks. I convinced my dad's doctor to become the second doctor in New York State, to use the test on my dad, about 3 years ago. Sadly, since he was not a sinus specialist, and had limited nasal mucous suctioning expertise, he probably didn't do it right, and the results came back, that my dad's nose was having more of an allergic reaction to tree pollens than to molds. So, even more sadly, my dad continued his exposure to a mold-ridden environment, until, today, he is a cripple, due to a mistake made in the hospital, during one of his frequent stays for mold-related lung problems. The test costs about $200, not including doctor's fee, and is only available from this one manufacturer. It is not covered by medicare or insurance. A CT Scan would only show a massive gowth of mold. What is making most of us sick, is our body's reaction to mold and mycotoxin exposure, NOT a massive fungus growing in our body or brain. The tiny amounts of mold and mycotoxin that are capable of making ME deathly sick, do NOT show up in any CT Scan, but strangely enough, the inflamation of my lungs, caused by my mold exposure, made it impossible for a recent heart echocardiogram technician to get a clear ultrasound picture of my heart, when using the viewing angle that had to go through my lungs in order to visualize my heart. I hope this info is of help. Joe ............................................. 3 year old press release: IMMCO announces the launch of Chronic Sinusitis Test (known as CRS Fungal Profile), the First Diagnostic Test Available for the Confirmation of Chronic Sinusitis Disease: Chronic Sinusitis (CS) is one of the most common chronic diseases suffered by Americans today, affecting an estimated 31 million patients in the US. This week, IMMCO in partnership with Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the commercial introduction of a patented, non-invasive test, CRSFungal Profile, to assist in the diagnosis of Chronic Sinusitis (CS). CRSFungal Profile enables physicians to test for the specific protein marker, eosinophil Major Basic Protein (eMBP), as well as one of the fungi that cause CS. The test uses a small sample of mucus from the patient's nasal cavities. The mucus sample is sent by the physician to IMMCO Diagnostics Inc. where it is analyzed by immunoassay. Typically, results are made available to the physician within 72 hours. CS is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal and sinus mucosa that persists for greater than three months. Long-term consequences include the formation of inflammatory polyps in the nose. The inflammation of CS results in symptoms that include nasal congestion, mouth breathing, nasal discharge, and post-nasal drip. This chronic non-infectious inflammation predisposes patients to acute exacerbations of their sinusitis due to bacterial superinfection, which requires oral antibiotic therapy. Many patients with severe disease resort to sinus surgery in an effort to reduce nasal obstruction and improve sinus drainage. Published studies by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have provided substantial evidence that the underlying cause for CS is the presence of fungi, in the mucus layer of the nasal and sinus cavities. While fungi are present in the majority of the population, it is an inflammatory response in susceptible patients that causes CS. This research has led to a better understanding of the condition and it has led to the development of new treatment strategies targeting the fungal etiology. Existing interventions have been largely limited to the use of inhaled or oral corticosteroids, decongestants, anti-histamines, and sinus surgery but it is believed that these interventions do not address the underlying cause of the inflammation. This is the only test on the market that physicians can use to assist in the diagnosis of CS based on the underlying etiology. Accentia and IMMCO have toll free numbers for physicians seeking more information or to obtain the CRSFungal Profile sample collection kit. The toll free numbers are: Accentia 866-481-9020 or IMMCO 800-537- 8378. ............................................... > From: amydent9 <amydent9@...> > Subject: [] sinus CAT scan > > Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7:51 PM >........................................... > >> do sinus CAT scans ever show mold? > >> is there a certain way the test should be done or read for best results> > > amy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Great Joe, What company? Whats the test called?? K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hi a, The name of the company is in the last sentence of the press release. It is IMMCO. " Accentia and IMMCO have toll free numbers for physicians seeking more information or to obtain the CRSFungal Profile sample collection kit. The toll free numbers are: Accentia 866-481-9020 or IMMCO 800-537- 8378. " The doctor has to order the test to be sent to his/her office, for FREE. The doctor then squirts water up your nose, to loosen the mucous. He then suctions out the mucous, as you would do with a baby's nose. He puts the mucous in a collection bottle, and Fedex's it to IMMCO, in Buffalo, N.Y.,[Prepaid Fedex envelope is enclosed with test] where they do the test analyzing. As of 3 years ago, they had not yet licensed out the technology to any other labs. You go through the formality of supplying your medical coverage info to IMMCO. When your insurance does not pay for the test, they then bill you directly. Meanwhile, your doctor gets the test results within 6 days. I suggest that you have a sinus or nose doctor use the test on you, to avoid getting disappointing results, as I did. As always, the hardest part of the whole procedure will be in educating your doctor about the new test, as he probably will not have heard of it. Learn more about the test by looking at their web site: www.immcodiagnostics.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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