Thank you Don for the excellent link. I'll be watchful. I'm on my third
course of Ketek and can't wait to have my surgery next week at
Stanford. This is good lesson for me and perhaps to other readers, why
it's not a good idea to be on antibiotics for years to the point where
only the strongest and potentially the most dangerous ones are
effective.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank many of your posters,
Steven in particular, who talked about their experiences which
encouraged me to continue to seek help. I also had clear CT scans for
10 years and was dismissed by 3 ENT's, including one belonging to Mayo
Clinic's famous sinus group.  I would get an infection and take
antibiotics, so by the time of the appt. my sinuses would be clear or
just barely cloudy. It wasn't until almost every antibiotic available
stopped working that my infection got so bad that it finally showed up
as a massive infection.  Then the ENT's began thinking that I had
anatomical problems (e.g., Haller Cells and cysts) that might be
contributing to my problem.

I think that it is outrageous that doctors do not listen to patients.
If I have learned anything from this ordeal it is that you have to be
your own advocate.

Thanks again Don and your very professional group.