We got news from our ENT that my wife has indeed OSTEOMYELTIS. When we saw our ENT a week ago we had left with him a DVD of the MRI images.

The ENT had the MRI images reviewed by a radiologist at our CCC and the conclusion was that it is OSTEOMYELITIS. The MRI was done at Huntington Memorial Hospital since Huntington has an open MRI machine. The radiologist at Huntington had also concluded that it was OSTEOMYELITIS.

We are confused because the radiology report of CT scan done at our CCC in mid September did not say anything about OSTEOMYELITIS.

My wife so far has had eight infusions of the antibiotic including the one today. I change the IV antibiotic bag in the morning before heading for work.

For the fist 5 days there was a slight improvement with less pain and face swelling. But then the pain came back strong. She has also a times severe headaches and nausea.

We have discussed doing HBO treatments in conjunction with the antibiotic treatments with the infectious disease doctor and he feels that this may help. His staff is making arrangements for us for HBO treatments.

The infectious disease doctor also recommended surgery in conjunction with IV antibiotics. Our ENT however is strongly opposed to doing any surgery.

I would like to thank all who responded and your help. I would like to hear about your experiences with OSTEOMYELITIS. We are worried about this condition.