persistent infections

GINI (gini_intl(AT)email.msn.com)
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:08:13 -0800

I am a 50+ female who uses home mechanical ventilation (PLV-100) due to
scoliosis as a result of Pott's Disease. I use a Bivona trach tube and have
for almost five years. (This is my second stoma; due to my scoliosis the
tube "moves" to the right.)
The problem is a persistent infection(this episode has lasted two months) of
the stoma area. An ENT has determined that the infection is not yeast but
probably a bacteria. He calls it cellulitis. Three types of antibiotics
have been tried including a broad spectrum.
I am looking for suggestions. Please respond to IVUN at gini_intl(AT)msn.com.

Thank you, Justine N. Craig, Assistant
Gazette International Networking Institute
(G.I.N.I.)
coordinator of the International Polio Network
and the International Ventilator Users Network
4207 Lindell Boulevard #110
Saint Louis, MO (Missouri) 63108-2915 USA
314/534-0475 314/534-5070 fax
gini_intl(AT)msn.com