Sinusitis FAQ

Information request.

Question:

I have been reading this newsgroup everyday for about 7 years now. Received lots of information. Some worked others didn’t. But I am still suffering with chronic sinusitis. I had two sinus surgeries during the last 7 years. I also suffer from sleep apnea. Between the apnea and sinusitis I feel very fatigued, no energy and tired all day. My ENT doctor wants me to go to University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for a check up by the specialists. I am willing to go. The information that I am requesting is there any one in this group that has been there and can they recommend a Doctor. If I go I would at least like to see the best there is. Maybe one with sleep apnea as well as sinusitis experience. Thanking you in advance. Bob West

Response:

On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:19:25 -0400, wes…@webtv.net (Bob West) wrote: >I have been reading this newsgroup everyday for about 7 years now. >Received lots of information. Some worked others didn’t. But I am still >suffering with chronic sinusitis. I had two sinus surgeries during the >last 7 years. I also suffer from sleep apnea. Between the apnea and >sinusitis I feel very fatigued, no energy and tired all day. My ENT >doctor wants me to go to University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for >a check up by the specialists. I am willing to go. The information that >I am requesting is there any one in this group that has been there and >can they recommend a Doctor. If I go I would at least like to see the >best there is. Maybe one with sleep apnea as well as sinusitis >experience. Thanking you in advance.

Dr. Kennedy is most famous but you would probbaly not be able to see him as ha has cut back his load. But it is one of the very best centers of excellence in sinus surgery there is anywhere and there are quite a few famous surgeons there. See http://pennhealth.com/Wagform/MainPage.aspx?config=provider&P=PL&S=OTO – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Bob West

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I went.  didnt get to see dr Kennedy.  saw a dr. Chui.  I’m sure these guys are good but i think i spent about 5 minutes with the dr. and got nowhere. he looked at my yr old cat scan – stuck the scope in my nose and told me to get together with an allergist, as my primary concern is persistent, unrelenting nasal drip(or something).  he didnt think that there was anything that he could surgically do for me (i wasnt asking that specifically) that hadnt already been attempted with 2 previous surgeries.  he thought that the hole that i had in my septum could not be repaired and that it was not the cause of my primary problem.  I was unhappy with the visit, i had expected to get more tests – (like for AFS) but was rushed on out of there.  i imagine that many will see this and think that i must be a hypochondriac, which i never fully dismissed (although several other surgeons did) but whatever i do have actual physical measurable symptoms.  i do intend to see an allergist/immunologist/whatever again even though i had spent a yr on shots with no noticable improvement.  all symptoms are different though and maybe you will find value in the UofP visit.  good luck.

Response:

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 07:44:09 -0400, "loxaluck" <loxal…@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote: >I went.  didnt get to see dr Kennedy.  saw a dr. Chui.  I’m sure these guys >are good but i think i spent about 5 minutes with the dr. and got nowhere. >he looked at my yr old cat scan – stuck the scope in my nose and told me to >get together with an allergist, as my primary concern is persistent, >unrelenting nasal drip(or something).  he didnt think that there was >anything that he could surgically do for me (i wasnt asking that >specifically) that hadnt already been attempted with 2 previous surgeries.

They are surgical specialists there, so if a non-surgical solution is appropriate, you probable are indeed better elsewhere. They are (usually) great at surgery, and it is good to know at least that you do not need surgery. I think that Chui is well known. > he thought that the hole that i had in my septum could not be repaired and >that it was not the cause of my primary problem.  I was unhappy with the >visit, i had expected to get more tests – (like for AFS

Only a few places think that AFS is a major factor, and U. Penn is not one of them. > but was rushed on >out of there.  i imagine that many will see this and think that i must be a >hypochondriac,

I do not think so for a moment. Chronic post nasal is a very serious problem that you need to solve. Check immune status, thyroid, B12-vitamin levels, diet, white blood cell count. >which i never fully dismissed (although several other >surgeons did) but whatever i do have actual physical measurable symptoms. > i do intend to see an allergist/immunologist/whatever again even though i >had spent a yr on shots with no noticable improvement.  all symptoms are >different though and maybe you will find value in the UofP visit.  good >luck.

It is a place for an opinion on surgery. If you want a more all-round approach, I would suggest Mayo.

Response:

Thank you very much.  i sure do appreciate it. i will set up an appt with my general practioner to discuss the things that you have mentioned and exhaust all those possibilities as well as a visit to an immunologist/allergist before i set up a Mayo appt. greg

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