Purrs for my brother, Scott (PING: Howard?!)

Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he was
very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up to take a
shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was having trouble
breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic. He called me and I
rushed right over. I got on the phone and arranged for him to be seen at my
regular doctor's office. (He'd been there before but not for about 6
years.) They took him right in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms when
they called his name. Turned out he had a rather nasty case of bronchitis.
They gave him a bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a
nebulizer for a while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him for a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill with the
bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe anyway.

Jill

Purrs on the way.

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"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he was
very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up to take a
shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was having trouble
breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic. He called me and I
rushed right over. I got on the phone and arranged for him to be seen at
my
regular doctor's office. (He'd been there before but not for about 6
years.) They took him right in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms
when
they called his name. Turned out he had a rather nasty case of
bronchitis.
They gave him a bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a
nebulizer for a while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this
week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph
nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him for
a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill with
the
bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe anyway.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he
was very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up
to take a shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was
having trouble breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic.
He called me and I rushed right over. I got on the phone and
arranged for him to be seen at my regular doctor's office. (He'd
been there before but not for about 6 years.) They took him right
in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms when they called his name.
Turned out he had a rather nasty case of bronchitis. They gave him a
bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a nebulizer for a
while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located
as it was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him
earlier this week for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two
non-calicified nodules in his left lung - one is 5mm in the upper
lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe. Also several "subpleural
blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph nodes". I have no idea
what all this means but they were going to schedule him for a PET
scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I
think that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill
with the bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe
anyway.

Jill

Purrs on the way. I hope it's something treatable and that the scare stops
him smoking.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
A House is not a home, without a cat.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Purrs and prayers for your brother. Please keep us updated.
Lily & her mama

--

Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he was
very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up to take a
shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was having trouble
breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic. He called me and I
rushed right over. I got on the phone and arranged for him to be seen at
my
regular doctor's office. (He'd been there before but not for about 6
years.) They took him right in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms
when
they called his name. Turned out he had a rather nasty case of
bronchitis.
They gave him a bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a
nebulizer for a while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this
week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph
nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him for
a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill with
the
bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe anyway.

Jill

What Adrian said. I hope he feels better soon in any case, and that
it's not the big C.

Melissa

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he was
very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up to take a
shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was having trouble
breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic. He called me and I
rushed right over. I got on the phone and arranged for him to be seen at
my
regular doctor's office. (He'd been there before but not for about 6
years.) They took him right in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms
when
they called his name. Turned out he had a rather nasty case of
bronchitis.
They gave him a bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a
nebulizer for a while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this
week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph
nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him for
a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill with
the
bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe anyway.

Jill


Lots of purrs for Scott's illness to turn out not serious.

Tweed

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as
it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this
week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph
nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him
for a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I
think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

Uh, I'm not Howard (whom I'm sure knows a lot more about PET scans than
I do....never worked at a facility where they had one during my career; all
I
know is that like MRI, they can show a lot of detail regular xrays don't
show)
but for what it's worth and to ease your worry I hope: CT is also very
informative
to docs but is practically routine these days for in detail 411.....I used
to work
the fluoroscopy units for *lung biopsies* which is what they used then to
look
for the big C....during the exam (patient is awake because they need to have
him stop breathing at certain points) samples are taken from actual lung
tissue at the areas of concern on xray, and sent to lab for analysis, the
ultimate proof or not of "C". Howard B. will hopefully fill us in on PET
scans. Don't waste any worry on "subpleural blebs" nor "mediastinal
lymph nodes". Long-time smokers get all kind of defensive body tissue
in their lungs that is *not* the big C (which also has nothing whatsoever
to do with bronchitis, which I understand can make one *very* sick).

jmcquown wrote:
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he was
very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up to take a
shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was having trouble
breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic. He called me and I
rushed right over. I got on the phone and arranged for him to be seen at my
regular doctor's office. (He'd been there before but not for about 6
years.) They took him right in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms when
they called his name. Turned out he had a rather nasty case of bronchitis.
They gave him a bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a
nebulizer for a while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him for a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill with the
bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe anyway.

Many purrs on the way for your brother, Jill.

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On 2006-02-24, jmcquown penned:
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say
he was very ill. He had been sick for 4 days.

Many purrs for Scott.

--
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Purrs on the way.
Ann

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"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Before I left on my trip, Scott called me early one morning to say he was
very ill. He had been sick for 4 days. That morning he got up to take a
shower and got so dizzy he nearly passed out. He was having trouble
breathing and almost called 911. He was in a panic. He called me and I
rushed right over. I got on the phone and arranged for him to be seen at
my
regular doctor's office. (He'd been there before but not for about 6
years.) They took him right in; he was still signing those HIPAA forms
when
they called his name. Turned out he had a rather nasty case of
bronchitis.
They gave him a bunch of physician's samples and had him breathe on a
nebulizer for a while to loosen the gunk in his lungs.

However, the chest x-ray showed a rather indeterminate spot, located as it
was at the joining of a couple of ribs. So they sent him earlier this
week
for a CT scan. The CT scan showed two non-calicified nodules in his left
lung - one is 5mm in the upper lobe and one is 6.7mm in the lower lobe.
Also several "subpleural blebs" and several small "mediastinal lymph
nodes".
I have no idea what all this means but they were going to schedule him for
a
PET scan. He did say so far no one has mentioned the "C" word but I think
that's what the PET scan is used to determine?!

And yes, he's been a smoker since 1970 although when he was so ill with
the
bronchitis he practically quit since he couldn't breathe anyway.

Jill