Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Jeane Are you saturation levels and oxygen requirements reflecting the same as your PFT's? I ask because PFT's are so far from a perfect science. If the sats and oxygen needs seem to indicate the same its one thing. However, if not, I'd reserve giving too much credence until at least two sets of PFT's indicate the same. On February 8, according to my PFT's, my FVC dropped to 30% from 37% after the VATS and 44% before. It was obviously a bad testing day for me because on April 9, I was at 36% again and on August 4 at 39%. So, just consider your PFT in context of everything else you're experiencing. > > I just got home a little while from the doctor's. Took a detour and > stopped at this wonderful place to have some ribs. I considered it my > reward for going thru the pulmonary function torture and the 6 minute > or till you crook walk. > > My functions took a significant drop (10 %) across the board pretty > much. But this is the first real serious drop at one time like that. > My DLCO is now 42% but I refuse to let things get me down. It could be > worse - that could have been my highest # instead of one of the lower > ones. I will still keep on going on and fighting this. Heck sure > beats the alternative. Why waste what time I have left on a pity > party. I knew that there would be tests like this at times. I'm not > happy with it but there is little I can do about it except use it to > make me more determined to fight and find voices to yell about it for > all of us. > > Maybe I will figure out a way to contact Obama's office again like I > did before election day. I need to give him something more to think > about besides which fortune 500 company needs a bailout next. We need > a bailout here and now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Jeane Are you saturation levels and oxygen requirements reflecting the same as your PFT's? I ask because PFT's are so far from a perfect science. If the sats and oxygen needs seem to indicate the same its one thing. However, if not, I'd reserve giving too much credence until at least two sets of PFT's indicate the same. On February 8, according to my PFT's, my FVC dropped to 30% from 37% after the VATS and 44% before. It was obviously a bad testing day for me because on April 9, I was at 36% again and on August 4 at 39%. So, just consider your PFT in context of everything else you're experiencing. > > I just got home a little while from the doctor's. Took a detour and > stopped at this wonderful place to have some ribs. I considered it my > reward for going thru the pulmonary function torture and the 6 minute > or till you crook walk. > > My functions took a significant drop (10 %) across the board pretty > much. But this is the first real serious drop at one time like that. > My DLCO is now 42% but I refuse to let things get me down. It could be > worse - that could have been my highest # instead of one of the lower > ones. I will still keep on going on and fighting this. Heck sure > beats the alternative. Why waste what time I have left on a pity > party. I knew that there would be tests like this at times. I'm not > happy with it but there is little I can do about it except use it to > make me more determined to fight and find voices to yell about it for > all of us. > > Maybe I will figure out a way to contact Obama's office again like I > did before election day. I need to give him something more to think > about besides which fortune 500 company needs a bailout next. We need > a bailout here and now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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