Caro

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARO! Your day sounded wonderful. How funny that your serenaders are your neighbors. Take care- Sarcoid/PF 3/2006 California

Re: Re: Question about VATS

Hi , I did go and get it checked out on Friday and they said I have pneumonia in both lungs, far worse in the right. Sent me home on Levaquin and prednisone taper. I have appointment with the surgeon tomorrow for follow up. Have to get chest xray first and then go to appointment afterwards. My mom said pack a bag just in case they keep you. Guess I was right to go and get it checked out. Wal-Mart was out of the Levaquin so I was not able to get it until today. Have 2 more days left on the prednisone. Don't know what the xray will show tomorrow, but hopefully will be good news. Humidity is really high here today and I haven't been breathing so well. I called the pulmo doc this morning that I was supposed to follow up with this week and he is still STUCK IN INDIA and can't get back. They said for definite, he won't be back this week. Told me to follow up with my family

physician. I don't even have one here yet since I moved, so depending on what happens tomorrow, guess I will need to find one on Wednesday. Until then, guess I will wait and see what tomorrow brings. I am thankful it was not a nicked nerve for me. I can only imagine that must have been horribly painful!! Don't you wonder sometimes why they can't find these things sooner than they do with all the modern day technology?

The only pain killer they gave me was Lorcet Plus (which the surgeon gave me) and I am nearly out of those. I was planning to ask for a refill tomorrow since my pulmo doc is out of pocket, but don't know if they will give it to me or not. Guess we will find out.

Hope you all have a great night!! Will let you know tomorrow how it goes. Oh yeah, I had a wonderful B-day today!!! (Was just glad to have another one!!) Kids and my cousin and her husband took me out to dinner at Margarita's (a Mexican restaurant here) and 4 guys came out and sang Happy Birthday in Spanish (the only thing I understood was Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro!! LOL!!!). But it was really fun. What is even funnier is that it turns out the guys who sang live in the apartment next door to me!!!! What a hoot!!! I knew they looked awfully familiar!!! Was really a fun day!!

Caro

Caro <gina.francis@ bigpond.com> wrote:

Yes Caro I had strong pain that lasted ages...I went back to my GP, got checked for pulmonary embolisms, pneumothorax etc. I was told not to worry it would be a few more days but it got worse so I ended up in th ER Department 'cos it was quite severe. There they decided after more checks that it was a 'nicked' nerve! I was on heavy duty pain killers for a long time & now I stil have 'shadow' pain & tingley sensation. In any case you should report any worsening pain & get checked. I was told to expect moderate discomfort for about a week..I got a lot more than I had bargained on!Take Care, it's not an everyday procedure.. in Oz>> Hi all, > > I know several of you have been through the VATS procedure and I am > just 1 week and 3 days out. Still having lots of pain.

Each time I > cough, I have to hold my side where the tube was placed and splint to > cough. If not, it is unbearable. I also have this nagging sharp pain > under my right breast (mine was right-sided biopsy). Could this be > from where the tube was inside my lung? Have finally stopped coughing > up blood. Went back to work (home as medical transcriptionist) on > Monday. So far this week, I begin shift at 8 a.m. and by noon or 1:30 > I am in so much pain, it is unreal. Has anyone else had the severe > pain to last for this long? Maybe I am just being impatient (I tend to > do that), but I don't really know what to expect as I have never been > through this before. I even woke up this morning the stabbing pain. > Haven't taken any pain medication yet, though. Was trying to at least > make it through half the day. > > Thanks again for all the ears and the

helpful info.> > Caro>CaroAsthma 1976,Osteoarthritis 2002, COPD 02/06, IPF 08/06, UIP 01/08Mississippi

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Hi , I just tried to call you..LOL I was thinking of you and wanted to say HI YOU.. Love and Prayers, Peggyipf 6/04Worry looks around.Sorry looks back,Faith looks up. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARO!  Your day sounded wonderful.  How funny that your serenaders are your neighbors.  Take care-    Sarcoid/PF  3/2006   California Re: Re: Question about VATSHi , I did go and get it checked out on Friday and they said I have pneumonia in both lungs, far worse in the right.  Sent me home on Levaquin and prednisone taper.  I have appointment with the surgeon tomorrow for follow up.  Have to get chest xray first and then go to appointment afterwards.  My mom said pack a bag just in case they keep you.  Guess I was right to go and get it checked out.  Wal-Mart was out of the Levaquin so I was not able to get it until today.  Have 2 more days left on the prednisone.  Don't know what the xray will show tomorrow, but hopefully will be good news.  Humidity is really high here today and I haven't been breathing so well.  I called the pulmo doc this morning that I was supposed to follow up with this week and he is still STUCK IN INDIA and can't get back.  They said for definite, he won't be back this week.  Told me to follow up with my family physician.  I don't even have one here yet since I moved, so depending on what happens tomorrow, guess I will need to find one on Wednesday.  Until then, guess I will wait and see what tomorrow brings.  I am thankful it was not a nicked nerve for me.  I can only imagine that must have been horribly painful!!  Don't you wonder sometimes why they can't find these things sooner than they do with all the modern day technology?  The only pain killer they gave me was Lorcet Plus (which the surgeon gave me) and I am nearly out of those.  I was planning to ask for a refill tomorrow since my pulmo doc is out of pocket, but don't know if they will give it to me or not.  Guess we will find out.  Hope you all have a great night!!  Will let you know tomorrow how it goes.  Oh yeah, I had a wonderful B-day today!!!  (Was just glad to have another one!!)  Kids and my cousin and her husband took me out to dinner at Margarita's (a Mexican restaurant here) and 4 guys came out and sang Happy Birthday in Spanish (the only thing I understood was Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro!! LOL!!!).  But it was really fun.  What is even funnier is that it turns out the guys who sang live in the apartment next door to me!!!!  What a hoot!!!  I knew they looked awfully familiar!!!  Was really a fun day!! Caro Caro <gina.francis@ bigpond.com> wrote:Yes Caro I had strong pain that lasted ages...I went back to my GP, got checked for pulmonary embolisms, pneumothorax etc. I was told not to worry it would be a few more days but it got worse so I ended up in th ER Department 'cos it was quite severe. There they decided after more checks that it was a 'nicked' nerve! I was on heavy duty pain killers for a long time & now I stil have 'shadow' pain & tingley sensation. In any case you should report any worsening pain & get checked. I was told to expect moderate discomfort for about a week..I got a lot more than I had bargained on!Take Care, it's not an everyday procedure.. in Oz>> Hi all, > > I know several of you have been through the VATS procedure and I am > just 1 week and 3 days out. Still having lots of pain. Each time I > cough, I have to hold my side where the tube was placed and splint to > cough. If not, it is unbearable. I also have this nagging sharp pain > under my right breast (mine was right-sided biopsy). Could this be > from where the tube was inside my lung? Have finally stopped coughing > up blood. Went back to work (home as medical transcriptionist) on > Monday. So far this week, I begin shift at 8 a.m. and by noon or 1:30 > I am in so much pain, it is unreal. Has anyone else had the severe > pain to last for this long? Maybe I am just being impatient (I tend to > do that), but I don't really know what to expect as I have never been > through this before. I even woke up this morning the stabbing pain. > Haven't taken any pain medication yet, though. Was trying to at least > make it through half the day. > > Thanks again for all the ears and the helpful info.> > Caro>CaroAsthma 1976,Osteoarthritis 2002, COPD 02/06, IPF 08/06, UIP 01/08MississippiLooking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.