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Suggest Treatment For Osteomyelitis With Nodules In Thyroid
Hi, I have jaw pain following an accident and can feel a crack behind my last lower tooth in the 3rd molar region. I have been passed from oral maxo facial dr to ENT for almost 2 years and told I have osteomyelitis. My insurance has paid 600k in bills and I m still not finding a Oral Maxo guy to help. Is anyone familiar with what hospital in the United states can treat this? I ve researched others having to visit as many as 80 oral maxo dr s before finding one to treat it. They never say what facility or physician treated them. Each visit they insist on cone beam ct scans and tell you they don t treat that then send you along after charging you a fortune and radiating you. I also had an ENT do a neck dissection surgery telling me I have a stone. He came out empty handed and never told me it s osteomyelitis. The only reason I found out I had that was a hemo guy pulled my records and found that I had expressed a piece of bone during an exam and it sent to the lab and was positive for actinomyces according to the pathology report. I took 3 months of IV therapy but can t find anyone to do the debridement in the 3rd molar region. I ve called a osteomyelitis group they have no mandible guy just long bones and other bones. I ve spent so much money on hotels, Dr s and travel all to find out I m not going to get helped. The pain is unbearable like I m being murdered and it travels down the floor of my mouth into my neck. My thyroid shows nodules ...big surprise. They don t even acknowledge that I have actinomycyes when I tell them and try to send me for a different specialist for thyroid. I ve never really been sick in my life except the occasional cold/sore throat so I suppose I was expecting help to be a bit easier that this. If you know of a facility that definitely treats this I would appreciate it. I m quite certain I will be dying if no one helps. Thank you in advance.
The issue of chronic osteomyelitis with that of actinomycosis requires thorough surgical debridement with expert oro maxillary surgeon at earliest without delay as there must be extensive damage to the underlying vital bone and associated structures through this period. So far as best doc in your area is concerned, your primary care physician or insurance assistant is best guy to assist in this direction.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Osteomyelitis With Nodules In Thyroid
Hello, The issue of chronic osteomyelitis with that of actinomycosis requires thorough surgical debridement with expert oro maxillary surgeon at earliest without delay as there must be extensive damage to the underlying vital bone and associated structures through this period. So far as best doc in your area is concerned, your primary care physician or insurance assistant is best guy to assist in this direction. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon