Since my last post, we saw the ENT again and he recommended to continue to take the Augmentin and we were also scheduled for surgery the morning of September 8 to remove the salivary gland. The ENT indicated that we could cancel the surgery if the infection had gotten better or gone away.

The morning of September 8, my wife was prepped for surgery and the IV was placed. The ENT came by and asked my wife why her lips were swollen. They had been for a couple of days. She wanted to know from him since he is the doctor. He said he did not know and this worried him since the the swelling and pain in the area of the right jawbone were still there.

He left and sometimes later sent his young resident to visit with my wife. The resident did a visual/feel exam of the right cheek area and left to confer with the ENT.

The resident came back and said that the surgery was off. They wanted to the right thing for my wife. The resident proceeded to say that this may be cancer so they sent us immediately for a CT scan although the ENT by now had had over two months to order one. We did the scan that same morning.

The next day the ENT calls my wife and says that the CT showed "Diffuse
Cellulitis" and for her to keep taking the Augmentin.

We saw the doctor last week and again no improvement. Upon our request, he prescribed a new antibiotic, Avelox, 400 mg daily dose.

There was a mild improvement but this morning she woke up with the right side of her face very swollen and in pain. She no longer has any feeling in the area below her bottom lip. I contacted the ENT and he said he was going to order a PET/CT.

We are frustrated and worried. This has been going on since early July and there is no progress. We asked the ENT on several occasions as to what happens if this infection does not go away. He replies that he has never seen that happen and at the most the infection will form an abscess which will need to be drained.

At one of our visits about a month ago, I asked the ENT to hospitalize my wife so she could get the antibiotics through an IV directly into the blood stream. He did not agree with me.

I would appreciate any help or assistance with anyone who has experienced "Diffuse Cellulitis" since we have ran into a block wall with our ENT. Please help.

Thank you.