Re: Re: Pulmonary Rehab Kitchener Freeport Rehab Program

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Thank-you very much for this information.Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerryFrom: "pbhatt1@..." Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:44 -0000To: <Breathe-Support >Subject: Re: Pulmonary Rehab Kitchener Freeport Rehab Program > > > > Quoting " sunnypickel@ " <rpickel1@>: > >� > > > Joyce, I live in a tiny town called Rathdrum Oregon.� My doctors are > > > in Spokane WA but we are closer to Coeur d' Alene, ID.� How do you > > > find a teaching hospital and how do you approach them?� Also how much > > > does an oximeter cost.� We me not working and all the medical bills > > > we are in very poor financial shape.� I applied for Social Security 3 > > > years ago and after 2 denials am waiting on a judge.� They say it > > > might take another 17 months but with this new diagnoses things may > > > go quicker.� Do I ask my pulmodoc for a referral for a second opinion > > > or my primary?� I do not want to make my current pulmo guy mad as it > > > took me sooooooooooo long just to see him the first time.� You are > > > correc the my pulse ox is okay at rest but moving around changes that > > > drastically.� I also wonder if in the morning or if lying in certain > > > positions makes things worse.� I wake up drowning out of breath and > > > my lungs hurt so bad. It takes quite a while of just sitting up > > > before I can draw very much breath at all.� It seems like the pain in > > > my lungs is much worse lying on my right side.� Is this my > > > imagination do you think? > > > > > Sunny, I don't mean to tell you where you live but I live in Blanchard,� > > Idaho. Not far from Rathdrum, Idaho and near Coeur'd'Alene. You said� > > that you live in Oregon. My pulmo dr. is in Spokane. His name is� > > Puruckherr. Who do you go to? I was just diagnosed Jan.6, so I am also� > > new to this list. As far as I can tell the nearest IPF center is at the� > > University of Wahington near Seattle. I lived on Port Orchard Wa. for� > > 40 years. My children, grandchildren and greatgrandchild all live� > > around there. I am planning on selling my house and moving back there.� > > This summer I hope. I need to be near my children now. Since we are so� > > close maybe we can meet sometine. Did you say how old you are? Beverley� > > Joy > > >

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Pravin,I am seeing Dr. in London, Ontario. Do you know him at all? When was your initial evaluation for Transplant,Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerryFrom: "pbhatt1@..." Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:44 -0000To: <Breathe-Support >Subject: Re: Pulmonary Rehab Kitchener Freeport Rehab Program > > > > Quoting " sunnypickel@ " <rpickel1@>: > >� > > > Joyce, I live in a tiny town called Rathdrum Oregon.� My doctors are > > > in Spokane WA but we are closer to Coeur d' Alene, ID.� How do you > > > find a teaching hospital and how do you approach them?� Also how much > > > does an oximeter cost.� We me not working and all the medical bills > > > we are in very poor financial shape.� I applied for Social Security 3 > > > years ago and after 2 denials am waiting on a judge.� They say it > > > might take another 17 months but with this new diagnoses things may > > > go quicker.� Do I ask my pulmodoc for a referral for a second opinion > > > or my primary?� I do not want to make my current pulmo guy mad as it > > > took me sooooooooooo long just to see him the first time.� You are > > > correc the my pulse ox is okay at rest but moving around changes that > > > drastically.� I also wonder if in the morning or if lying in certain > > > positions makes things worse.� I wake up drowning out of breath and > > > my lungs hurt so bad. It takes quite a while of just sitting up > > > before I can draw very much breath at all.� It seems like the pain in > > > my lungs is much worse lying on my right side.� Is this my > > > imagination do you think? > > > > > Sunny, I don't mean to tell you where you live but I live in Blanchard,� > > Idaho. Not far from Rathdrum, Idaho and near Coeur'd'Alene. You said� > > that you live in Oregon. My pulmo dr. is in Spokane. His name is� > > Puruckherr. Who do you go to? I was just diagnosed Jan.6, so I am also� > > new to this list. As far as I can tell the nearest IPF center is at the� > > University of Wahington near Seattle. I lived on Port Orchard Wa. for� > > 40 years. My children, grandchildren and greatgrandchild all live� > > around there. I am planning on selling my house and moving back there.� > > This summer I hope. I need to be near my children now. Since we are so� > > close maybe we can meet sometine. Did you say how old you are? Beverley� > > Joy > > >