Hi,

A while back I posted a message about sinus conditions my wife is
experiencing.

I'd like to share what we've learned since beginning this process 12 weeks
ago which may or may not help anyone reading this win uncertainties .

After 2 ENT's (one better than the next), we have now been referred to the
"top dog" at the University of Rochester (Strong Memorial Hospital) - Dr.
Papat.

Attempting to make a major long story short, after a biopsy determining a
benign reparative granuloma in her Sphenoid cavity, various CT Scans and MRI
/ MRA's he is fairly certain of 2 things.
1.    The tumor must come out as it is continuing to grow (which apparently
is normal for this type of tumor).
2.    An fungal infection exists.

We go in for complex surgery in 2 days to get this thing out and biopsied
again to ensure nothing else exists that caused this tumor to grow.

Things learned:
1.    Not all ENT's are created equal.
2.    Be your own advocate and demand all the Scans (CT or otherwise)
possible - even if the ENT says "no".
3.    Fungus can be difficult to detect
4.    A benign reparative granuloma can sometime be confused with a
malignant tumor

Hopefully it all goes well Tuesday.  It will be an Image Guided surgery as
the sphenoid is not readily available otherwise.