Since surgery, I’ve been running on empty. The recovery itself has been ok, since I already knew what to expect.
I’ve been diligent in rinsing my sinuses every 2 hours, and I’m still getting pus, and bloody clumps to come out. It’s not very fun, but I do get some relief from doing them.
Today I’ve been extra worn out. As I woke up, I checked the hospitals website to see if anything new popped in:
The line item at the bottom is the most important. Same infection, but when I went to look at labs, I found this:
The way I interpret this, is my sinus contents contained this bacteria, which only means that I’ll need to go back on IV antibiotics to wipe this out for good.
Post Op appointment is tomorrow, so hopefully I’ll get the full surgical report and next steps tomorrow.
That’s all I got for now. Time to crash out for the night.
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