Re: Re: First treatment to shrink nodes because of lung congestion

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Dr. Furman, All my blood counts are within the normal

range except for IVIG. I am currently getting IVIG

infusions for three months at least.My pulmonalogist,

Dr. Fanta at Brigham and Women's has said that he has

no idea what is causing my problem. Pulmonary function

testing has shown obstruction for years, but the

obstruction has usually been thought to be congestion

from mucous. Because my cough is chronic, it has been

called bronchiecstasis. It also has been called COPD

and also not COPD.

--- rrfman <rrfurman@...> wrote:

> Carolyn,

> It should be apparent from pulmonary function

> testing whether these

> lymph nodes are compressing the airways and causing

> obstruction. If

> not, then perhaps other areas need to be

> investigated.

> Do you have chronic bronchietasis? Have you tried

> IV IG? How are

> your other counts? All these things factor in.

>

> Rick Furman, MD

>

>

> >

> > I will probably begin treatment in May, after my

> Dana

> > Farber onc returns from vacation and my partner

> ends

> > teaching. I need to decide about my first drug to

> use

> > and would appreciate advice.

> >

> > In my three years of reading this list, I have

> written

> > about bronchial congestion of unknown causes. I

> have

> > been helped by no medication including prednisone,

> > asthma inhalents (albuterol, Pulmocort, and,

> > Atrovent), pills (theophyline, Singulair, and

> > Mucinex), as well as antibiotics such as Levaquin

> > ands some others. Since my Ct-scans show two

> enlarged

> > lymph nodes near my lungs, my doctors are now

> thinking

> > of treatment to see if shrinking those nodes will

> help

> > me. I am ready to try that because I am really

> > desperate about my inability to breathe. I am

> > wondering if any of you have had this experience

> with

> > enlarged lymph nodes near the lungs, and what

> drugs

> > you would advise for shrinking them. Dr. Furman,

> what

> > do you think?. Carolyn age 79, dx 9/04, w & w

> >

> >

> >

> >

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> >

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