top respiratory hospitals - places to get the best care.

[Guest guest]

US News and World Report does an annual ranking of hospitals in any

number of categories, including respiratory disease. National Jewish

is just about always ranked #1, but all the Mayos (Becki - did you go

to the one in ville, FL? I'm jealous), the Cleveland Clinic,

s Hopkins and a number of others round out the top 25. Again, if

you don't have a top respiratory research hospital in your area,

check out your state's university medical center. Most of these will

coordinate your long-term care with your local specialist so that you

don't have to go back frequently and can save your $ (or at least

some of them).

Remember to keep in mind that consults with ENTs and Infectious

Disease specialists can also be helpful (although not for me - I am a

purely allergic mess).

If any of us has recurring infections that our specialist is not

treating or not treating successfully, a consult with an Infectious

Disease specialist would probably be a good idea. Again, I'm just an

allergic mess, so thank God for Xolair for me.

Addy

Group co-owner

Standard disclaimer, yada, yada, yada.

PS the best round of immunotherapy I ever had were the shots I got

while I was a Duke student and saw an allergist there. He tested me

for more allergens than any of the other 8 allergists I've seen in my

life, and my serum was very specialized.