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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / January 2007Hello
I just found this site and hope someone could help me with a sinus problem . My nose has been bloody for 4 months - pus and blood -plus I have run a low grade fever, headaches for 4 months -I have been on 4 antibiotics ,CT scan was ok - and still have the low grade fever -nothings changed. Is this normal for a person that has chronic sinusitis -& allergic rhinitis ? I am wondering if I might have some other unknown problem . Trish from Chattanooga , Tennesse -- artist -love to read and watch some reality tv-Grey's anatomy --Thanks ;) > I just found this site and hope someone could help me with a sinus > problem . My nose has been bloody for 4 months - pus and blood [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sinusitis -& allergic rhinitis ? I am wondering if I might have some > other unknown problem . Hi, Trish, yeah, it's typical of an untreated/inadequately treated sinus infection. I've had "normal" CT scans while suffering from pain and bloody infections, too. Read up on irrigation with salt water, drink lots and lots of H2O, see if you can get a long course of a more effective antibiotic; Mayo clinic advises one to 3 months depending upon results. Read this group's FAQ. Susan > I just found this site and hope someone could help me with a sinus > problem . My nose has been bloody for 4 months - pus and blood [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > other unknown problem . Trish from Chattanooga , Tennesse -- artist > -love to read and watch some reality tv-Grey's anatomy --Thanks ;) If you haven't seen an ENT, you need to do so, and take your CT scan with you. He/she might see something the radiologist didn't see. There are a lot of us that have had "normal" looking CT scans, but extensive disease. You may need minimal surgery to open up the ostia to allow better drainage since this has been going on for so long without any relief. kathyw > I just found this site and hope someone could help me with a sinus > problem . My nose has been bloody for 4 months - pus and blood [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > other unknown problem . Trish from Chattanooga , Tennesse -- artist > -love to read and watch some reality tv-Grey's anatomy --Thanks ;) If you have allergic rhinitis and can't get your symptoms under control with medication and avoidance strategies, it's no surprise you get sinus attacks. You say you're an artist. Do you paint? If so, maybe you should wear a respirator rather than expose yourself to paint fumes, or to resins from musical instruments or any other chemicals you use in your work. Some antibiotics are more effective than others, and with a stubborn sinus infection you may need to be on such an antibiotic for a long time. Have you tried 4 weeks' worth of Avelox or Levaquin? Have you consulted an ENT? In the future, please don't post HTML-formatted messages. Usenet newsgroups don't use them, Google doesn't archive them properly. Plain text is what is used in most newsgroups.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. > I just found this site and hope someone could help me with a sinus > problem . My nose has been bloody for 4 months - pus and blood [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > src="http://members.tripod.com/snml/gifs/tweetypaint.gif" WIDTH="200" > HEIGHT="225"></center><BR><a </a><BR></html> Another poster wrote to you about sinus irrigation. Take a cup of luke warm water and add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix thouroghly and then use a ear washing bulb and spray the solution into your nose while holding your head back. Continue to wash until you have used up the contents of the cup. Do this about 3 times each day. I also use afrin spray to keep the nasal passages draining. I use a steroid spray to prevent the sinus tissues from becoming more inflamed. Do this plus your antibiotics and you should be able to shake this infection. You need to keep those nasal passages flowing so the bacteria does not build up in your sinus passages. Definitely try the saltwater rinses. I don't think anything has helped me as much as that. Finally I have found a group of people who uderstand what I am going through. The last antibiotic ( neurotin ) I used for 3 weeks -was about 2 weeks ago -still no luck - this was prescribed by my Pulmonologist ( copd ) I have seen My Internal med man-and now an allergist . Getting shots for many allergies .Still running a low grade fever have not got any answers ,I am waiting on the results of blood tests from INT DR.to see what might be causing fever . Still have bright red bool in upper nose and some pus . The allergist put me on Allegra and Singular. My temp now is 99 -( normal for me is 97.7) I am concerned as to what problems may occur with a long term temp . Since Sept 6 . > Finally I have found a group of people who uderstand what I am going > through. The last antibiotic ( neurotin ) I used for 3 weeks -was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > concerned as to what problems may occur with a long term temp . Since > Sept 6 . It still sounds like to me you have a low grade sinus infection. I don't think neurotin is an antibiotic. If it is what I am thinking about, it is used for neuropathic pain; it wouldn't do anything to treat an infection. Even if your bloodwork turns out to be normal, that doesn't mean you don't have a sinus infection. If this doesn't resolve and you don't get any answers, there is a very good infectious disease doctor in Atlanta that I see who mainly treats chronic sinusitis. (I live near Kingsport, Tn.) His name is Andrew Pugliese; however, he is very aggressive in treatment (I am on my 2nd round of IV antibiotics), If it wasn't for him and Dr. David Sherris in Buffalo, NY., I really don't believe that I would have made it this far. My problems went underdiagnosed for years and I ended up wiith a bone infection (excruciating pain) and blocked sphenoids and frontals. This was all very subtle on CT scans. The osteomyelitis showed up on a bone scan that it took me 3 years to get, and I still have to travel 6 hours to get treatment. It has literally been a nightmare. Hopefully, you won't have to resort to this, but since you are so close, you might keep it in mind. Kathyw Thanks kathy I will keep this Atlanta DR in mind I have used pickling salt washes as EEN man suggested
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