I'm sorry to hear about Sue; I wish both of you the best, and hopefully it's
not nasty.

I can tell you from personal experience that if there is something suspect,
you don't go mucking around; you make sure the patient is seen to
immediately, even more so if it's inconclusive. I assume from the CT scans
that it's a tumour or growth? They are not uncommon in the sinus, but it's
best to check it out.

Cheers,
Poe
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Reef Fish" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Trip report - MV Star Dancer


> a 200-ft dive though.  :-)))  Sue didn't dive at all.  Her docs
> almost prescribed her to cancel this trip.  What she thought was a
> sinus infection from the Tahiti trip turned out to be a possibly
> a really-bad-news malignant cancer.  She'll be seeing the docs today
> and tomorrow for more CAT scans and diagnosis.  So far, the first
> CAT scan was inconclusive, with the hopes that the cancer may be
> beneign.  But the fact that the doc called her several times while
> we were still on the road home and he was travelling to Washington,
> D.C. arranging the appointments for these two days with specialists
> could mean good OR bad news.  Life goes on.  :-)