Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 In a message dated 4/30/2004 8:53:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: My sisiter was adnitted to hospital with this last nite - they have drained it. Anything else that can help? She doing allt he standard healthy diet stuff and doing ok but her lungs keep setting her back. If the lungs continue to fill, and it happens frequently, it is not advisable to continually drain the lungs. In doing so, the person loses a lot of protein. You might want to speak to her pulmonologist about doing a pleurodesis, where they will insert chest tubes to drain, then inject some sterile talc, and seal the lung. It can be very helpful in terms of reducing shortness of breath, and providing comfort. Barb RN, Health and Wellness Consultant ************************************* Energy technology products, help for sleep & discomfort Energized air treatment, w/ 5 filtering technologies Energized Water to oxygenate & alkalize, w/ coral calcium Natural whole food dietary supplements Weighted exercise shoes - increase metabolism, burn calories, tone Rife technology, rebounders, Transfer Factor Plus Liquid colostrum, T-Plus Aloe (pp. 429-231 in " Politics in Healing " ) Natural & non chemical makeup, shampoo, cleansers ************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Wow Lynda . . . When you said your lung was filling with liquid, the first thing that crossed my mind was pneumonia! . . . Not a good thing, but considering the other possiblitities, it's something to be thankful for! Just a few more days and you should be through this! . . Hugs and prayers, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Wow Lynda . . . When you said your lung was filling with liquid, the first thing that crossed my mind was pneumonia! . . . Not a good thing, but considering the other possiblitities, it's something to be thankful for! Just a few more days and you should be through this! . . Hugs and prayers, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Rogene, Pray that it is that and not something more serious. Only an analysis of the fluid will answer that. I have a disc of the x-ray pics and it looks pretty bad, part of one lung is hidden. I hope it is something not too serious. Lynda At 03:20 PM 1/12/2008, you wrote: >Wow Lynda . . . > >When you said your lung was filling with liquid, the first thing >that crossed my mind was pneumonia! . . . Not a good thing, but >considering the other possiblitities, it's something to be thankful for! > >Just a few more days and you should be through this! . . > >Hugs and prayers, > >Rogene > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Rogene, Pray that it is that and not something more serious. Only an analysis of the fluid will answer that. I have a disc of the x-ray pics and it looks pretty bad, part of one lung is hidden. I hope it is something not too serious. Lynda At 03:20 PM 1/12/2008, you wrote: >Wow Lynda . . . > >When you said your lung was filling with liquid, the first thing >that crossed my mind was pneumonia! . . . Not a good thing, but >considering the other possiblitities, it's something to be thankful for! > >Just a few more days and you should be through this! . . > >Hugs and prayers, > >Rogene > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing drained. Having trouble breathing. Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Lynda, I will be thinking of you and praying all goes well. Good luck Love Sue From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Lynda Roth Sent: 14 January 2008 16:51 Subject: Re: pleural effusion On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing drained. Having trouble breathing. Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Got back early, they took well over a liter of fluid out of my pleural cavity. I definitely can breathe better. It was not much fun, but it could have been worse. I do have cancer. Don't know what type or if it is a treatable or not-treatable type. Won't know until Wed. afternoon. I have a lesion in my liver and some nodules in my lung. Please pray it is the treatable kind. I cancelled my ticket to Hawaii for tomorrow. Won't be going anywhere any time soon. Lynda At 09:50 AM 1/14/2008, you wrote: >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing >drained. Having trouble breathing. > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > >Lynda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hi Lynda, I am so sorry to hear of your news. Please know that you have my prayers! I don't know what type of treatment you had in mind, but I just wanted to throw this idea out here. Several months ago when I first became ill, my husband and I came across this really interesting video. http://www.gerson.org/videos/default.asp Then a few months later my colon hydrotherapist said she had a friend who had prostate cancer who did Gerson Therapy and his PSA went down within a month and that when he went off the therapy the PSA went back up sky high. So he went back on Gerson and recovered. Hang in there and let us know what the doctor says. Love, PH > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > >Lynda > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda- I am so sorry to hear about this, I know there are no words I could say to comfort you right now. Just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. We will all be awaiting the news on Wednesday. Love, Krista > > > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda- I am so sorry to hear about this, I know there are no words I could say to comfort you right now. Just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. We will all be awaiting the news on Wednesday. Love, Krista > > > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda,Keeping you in my prayers.Love TraciLynda Roth <coss@...> wrote: Got back early, they took well over a liter of fluid out of my pleural cavity. I definitely can breathe better. It was not much fun, but it could have been worse. I do have cancer. Don't know what type or if it is a treatable or not-treatable type. Won't know until Wed. afternoon. I have a lesion in my liver and some nodules in my lung. Please pray it is the treatable kind. I cancelled my ticket to Hawaii for tomorrow. Won't be going anywhere any time soon. Lynda At 09:50 AM 1/14/2008, you wrote: >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing >drained. Having trouble breathing. > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > >Lynda > > No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda,Keeping you in my prayers.Love TraciLynda Roth <coss@...> wrote: Got back early, they took well over a liter of fluid out of my pleural cavity. I definitely can breathe better. It was not much fun, but it could have been worse. I do have cancer. Don't know what type or if it is a treatable or not-treatable type. Won't know until Wed. afternoon. I have a lesion in my liver and some nodules in my lung. Please pray it is the treatable kind. I cancelled my ticket to Hawaii for tomorrow. Won't be going anywhere any time soon. Lynda At 09:50 AM 1/14/2008, you wrote: >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing >drained. Having trouble breathing. > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > >Lynda > > No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 > > > > > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > > > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > > > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > > > > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 > > > > > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > > > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > > > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > > > > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda, You will be in my prayers also. Steph > > > > > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > > > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > > > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > > > > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda, You will be in my prayers also. Steph > > > > > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > > > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > > > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > > > > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda, I'm so shocked to hear you have cancer! I'm so praying that this is benign, whatever it is, and that you can just treat it and be done with it. I'm sorry to hear this, and will be waiting to hear what's going on Wednesday. Patty > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > >Lynda > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lynda, I'm so shocked to hear you have cancer! I'm so praying that this is benign, whatever it is, and that you can just treat it and be done with it. I'm sorry to hear this, and will be waiting to hear what's going on Wednesday. Patty > > >On my way to the doc and the hospital to get this thing > >drained. Having trouble breathing. > > > >Will let you know how it goes. Probably not today. > > > >Lynda > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Dear Jamy, If your father's doctor is not a specialist, you need to have him see one. What I am hearing does not bode well with me, as I have gone through a lot of trials and transitions. He could have either pleural effusions or pleurisy if he has chest pain, even pneumonia. He needs to have an x-ray of his lungs. Do not put this off. Just cutting back on the dosage could be a mistake and your doctor needs to have good reason to take that position. Has his doctor done a test to see what his serum level is before taking him off or lowering his meds? Jamy, all of my counts are suppressed and low. My WBC stays below 3 or 4 and my RBC stays around 2.4. This is not bad in itself. I am now transfusion dependent because of low hemoglobin counts. When the platelets go below 50,000, then the doctor would have reason to give him a vacation. There are measures to be taken for almost everything you mentioned. If his platelets drop too low, they can infuse him with platelets. Because of his other issues, he needs to see someone who knows more about CML and how the drugs work in tandem. I have known this for some time, but I just heard it on TV that if you take a lot of drugs, you need to bring a list to the drug store and ask of there are any drugs in the group that would have some contraindications. You can also go to www.drugstore.com and put in all of his meds and see if there are in in this class. This is what I can offer you from my own experience. If I had stayed with my original doctor of over 14 years ago and listened to him, I would be dead. I have heard so many doctors say they were trained at MDACC. We don't really know how long they were there and what did they learn? He never treated me the same way they treat me at MDACC, there is no comparison. Hands & hearts, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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