Thanks for reminding me of that option.  He did actually say he wanted to do
a CT scan for several reasons.  One was to see how things look one year post
op especially since I was having some bad headaches and congestion on the
left side..  Two, he said many of the insurance companies are going to make
it an act of congress for a doctor to order one.  There will be forms and
preapproval, etc.  I am hoping he was just being thorough.  I totally trust
him.  He's always been a good doctor to me and has treated other members of
my family.  He has done 2 of my 3 sinus surgeries over the last 17 to 20
years.  You can probably guess why I changed doctors after the first
surgery.  That first one put a tube in my left ear just for good measure
since I had some fluid behind my eardrum.  The surgery was done outpatient.
He also did a procedure called window something on my sinuses and removed
several large polyps.  Half way home from the hospital my ear started
pouring with an awful discharge and I was sick, very sick.  We got home and
called that doctor and he asked had I gotten any dirty water in my ear!!!!
I had just left the hospital!  Not even home yet!  I was in his office a few
days later, 15 lbs lighter, and I am a small person anyway, and told him I
couldn't keep anything down and couldn't eat due to the pain.  He LAUGHED
and said "well we all like to lose a few pounds)  My weight was around 98lb.
I  ended up in the hospital 2 weeks later for 3 weeks with mastoiditis with
a constant draining of the left ear.  They even brought in an infectious
disease specialist to treat me with strong IV antibiotics.  I couldn't hear
out of that ear for many months but I did finally recover.  A nurse told me
in the hospital that this doctor had 3 other patients on that same floor
with the same thing.  I thought of checking into a lawyer but I felt if I
was better finally, I would just let it go and find someone else.  I totally
feel if a doctor seems uncaring and doesn't try to help you, and apparently
had contamination in his operating room, a person has a right to a second
opinion.  If I ever get a bad feeling like I did with him, I wouldn't
hesitate.

Vicki