I can't make this up. After my last post, my breathing got even worse so I had to call and see if I could get in sooner to the doctor than Jan. 19. I was lucky enough to get penciled in with a different dr. on Jan. 3. After my visit with Dr. Hoffman, he felt I had severe Bronchitis and sent me to have a chest x-ray. After that was over my tech was quite concerned and did not want me leaving. Long story short, I was heading home to contact my dr. when I got a call from him telling me to go check myself in to ER asap. My right lung was surrounded with fluid and it needed to be drained now. Once back to the hospital, and I get checked in, I am hooked up to monitors like crazy. Checking my heart, BP, taking my blood, checking my oxygen and setting up all kinds of tests to be done. After 3 days, the end result was; 2 liters of fluid drained from my lung... that is the max they drain, so lung does not collapse. I still have fluid and hoping it doesn't refill. Once the fluid was drained, the chest x-ray showed a 1.2 nodule on my upper right lung and other stuff. Most of my tests and scans came back with no issues, and that was good. I am now home, taking it easy and waiting for the Pulmonologist to contact me and get me on the calendar. Once I see them, hopefully we can determine the next step...whether what I have is treatable via antibiotics or if the nodule needs to be biopsied and treat for whatever cancer I have.
Breathing is "better" than when I wrote in December, but I am by no means 100%. I still move slow, especially stairs, and I seem to cough more than I did before they drained the fluid.
I have a wonderful family who is keeping me close with prayers and love, and so many good friends have reached out as well. My team of doctors has been wonderful so far, so i can only pray it gets better from here on out.
I need to go lay down before an errand I have to do.
When I know more, I'll try to get it on here.
🙏🙏🙏
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