Post FESS lab reports
Finally got my lab results back after my bilateral FESS + septoplasty and wanted to share.
Some context: I suspect that i had symptoms for around 10 years. Chronic congestion, and around a month ago i could either eat breath or speak out of my mouth on and off for about a month, constant feeling of blockage brainfog, and feeling overall sickly most of last year.
i took antihistamines almost everyday + Vit C
im in relatively good shape, i workout and eat well, my body composition could be better but is decent as is.
Lab Results
Histopathology report
3 polypoid benign tissues retrieved from nasal cavity containing a mixed inflammatory infiltrate comprising lymphocytes, plasma cells, and a prominent population of eosinophils. Focal native mature bone tissue is also identified.
Speculation: This actually might connect to something I noticed in past blood tests, my eosinophil% has come back often elevated. I never knew what to make of it at the time i just assumed general allergies was the verdict and no one really flagged it as significant. Now I'm wondering if it was related all along. Not sure, but worth mentioning to my ENT.
The stain for fungal organisms in the tissue itself came back negative.
culture Report (pus swab)
Completely negative. No bacterial growth whatsoever after 48 hours, aerobic or anaerobic. Honestly wasn't expecting that. Despite a decade of what felt like chronic sinus infections, there was nothing bacterial actually living in there. The whole problem was inflammatory, not infectious. i was surprised tbh
thoughts?