Dilemma on what to do next (sorry-kinda long)

October 11, 2006

I feel stuck between docs and do not know what to do.

We went to local ped who was willing to give him antibiotics:

1) the 1st round was in 8/1-8/14 Amox for sinus

2) the second round was Omnicef 10 days for strep 8/29 - 9/7

3) the 3rd round was 9/23 - 10/7 Augmentin 14 days for sinus

This was a pink chewable pill that likely had red dye in it but

there were no substitutes.

Dr G ok'd all of these. Sinus symptoms are mainly post nasal drip

and stuffy head, nose is generally clear. He is on Astelin, Nasonex

and Ah-chew and acidophilus.

In addition, our local ped also wants us to try Singulair. He has

suggested this to us on many visits because he feels all of the

sinus problems are allergy related. Dr G says No to Singulair, and I

am fine with that. (The other " symptom " I wanted to mention was a

bumpy rash on his face which appeared sometime in August, and gets

better then worse, but is worse now.)

My son has been acting off for a little over a month, trace it back

to 9/11 when he started to get really irritable, still has sinus

drainage, and he's just " off " . I discussed this with Dr G in last

consult and my concern was he needed to switch antifungals....he has

been on Diflucan since December, 2005. He thought it was a good

idea but wanted my son 100% healthy before the switch.

Well here it is October 11, and my son is still off, getting more

irritable and acting more distacted all of the time, still has sinus

drainage. Dr G's response to our last update was that the Augmentin

did not work and wants us to go back to local ped again.

So here is my dilemma...my local ped wants us to start allergy meds

that Dr G prohibits. Yet Dr G wants me to go back and see him for

sinus infection. I feel more concerned it is a yeast issue and

continuing to throw antibioitcs at it makes it worse.

If Dr G wanted my son on another antibiotic, why won't he prescribe

it? Are there diagnostic tests that can be done for sinus infection

to prove antibiotics are needed? Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks a bunch-

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