Sinus Surgery Questions- Boston Area Parents Especially

January 23, 2004

Hi- I'm new to this list and trying to catch up on some of the

threads so I apologize if sinus surgery has been discussed

extensively! Our son is about to have his second sinus surgery in

less than six months. I wondered if anyone else has had to have

repeated surgeries to get things under control? He is about to turn

9 and is culturing H.Flu, P.A. and Staph. Aureus. When they did the

surgery last time he had some relief for a short time but is back to

coughing around the clock, sinus headaches, dark, dark circles yada,

yada, yada. We use a hypertonic saline solution for nasal irrigation

every day along with nebs, nasal steroids etc. Is there anything

else that they can use in the sinus area that might slow down the

recurrence rate of infected junk? They said he is absolutely jam

packed again- arrrhhh! Just wondering if there are any questions I

should be asking that I am not thinking of. We are seen at MGH and

love his doctors- I'm just trying to stay on top of things and make

sure he gets the best care. Also- any recommendations re:ENT doctors

will be greatly appreciated as his surgeon is leaving at the end of

Feb. and we like to hear from other people that are happy with their

doc. Thanks for listening! Debi

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