If you've been under a rock for the past few months then you don't know that I have a rare Lung disease. I'm headed there to see a specialist and to have some tests done. Mon. will be VERY hectic for me as most of the testing will be done then. I'll have a PFT test, thats basically a volume and oxygen absorption test. Stress test, and a few others that day. Plus I have to wear a heart monitor for the day because Tues. they are putting me out to do a double lung lavage. I've had that done before, but not both lungs the same day. Thats when the plug one lung and put it on a ventilator and flush the other with saline. The last times they did it they told me the stuff that came out looked like "gray chunky oatmeal" I'm going to ask for a sample bottle because I've never seen it. I have to stay overnight at the Hospital that night, so I'm told. The next 2 days will be follow ups from the tests. I'm taking a medicine now to treat this, but it is VERY expensive (about $200 a dose) at least it is to me and I have to take a dose every day. . . So I hope they have an idea as to how much, and for how long I will be needing to take this drug. This is nothing they can cure but it can be controlled. Some lucky people even go into a remission of sorts.
We're taking a laptop with us so when I get the chance I'll post some Pics, and try to click the adds everyday LOL.
I've had to get all my medical records to take with me. Most of my X-Rays are on a disk and I was able to pull most of the off so I could show you all what my lungs look like.
Below is 3 X-Rays, the first 2 are mine from Feb. before I had anything done. The second is a normal X-Ray I found on the Internet. Notice the ghost like cloud in mine. Thats the protein that is filling my lungs LOL.
