Re: Re: My ultrasound results...??!!?

January 19, 2001

Thanks, Bill. I was in the ER for 3 hours tonight. They'd lost my

X-rays from last night and wanted me to take new ones. I refused, and

anyway the pulmonary specialist who was supposed to draw the fluid from

my lungs (I never said I disagreed there was fluid there, did I?) was

not available unless I stayed overnight (and probably most of the day

tomorrow.)

They're concerned because they have to find out the cause of the fluid,

which is just a symptom of a problem.

The NP told me that " everything happens for a reason " and that the

sausages and attack that got me in for the tests so that they'd find

this fluid.

So I guess I'm not a " gallbladder " person so I need to leave the group.

I have enjoyed it. And I've started to adapt to a healthier way of

eating. I'll stay on my no fat no animal product regime at least until

the pain is gone. No use complicating matters with heavy, fatty foods.

So thanks to you all. Wish me luck. I could have anything. Will know

more in a week or two when I can get in to the pulmonary clinic.

swerz@... wrote:

>

> -

>

> Fluid in the lungs is a pretty serious situation. I urge you not to try

> to second guess your doctors via this list. Ultrasound does not miss

> " soft " stones. Sound waves bounce of them and they create shadows (I've

> seen my own ultrasound).

>

> Think about it: the fluid in your lungs - which is LIQUID, softer than

> any gallstone - showed up on the ultrasound.

>

> It sounds like you are trying to squeeze your symptoms into a specific

> diagnosis. Would you rather have gallstones than pneumonia? I think it

> is important to be an informed patient and to know as much as possible

> about your condition so you can participate - as a partner - with your

> health care professionals to make the best decisions about your

> treatment. They are there and we are all here in cyberspace. We have

> not seen your ultrasound or listened to your chest - they HAVE! It is

> almost impossible for any of us to comment responsibly on their diagnosis.

>

> Many, many conditions cause symptoms similar to other conditions. That's

> part of the mystery of our bodies and the challenges of medicine

> (traditional and alternative). Get a second opinion if you have time,

> but don't put off treatment just because you don't like the diagnosis or

> it is not what you thought you might have based on info you got from this

> list.

>

> Get well soon!

>

> ...Bill

>

> On 1/18/01 3:54 AM, Bramer wrote:

>

> >From you guys I want to know if you think it could still have been my

> >gallbladder, but the stones are just not showing up because they are too

> >soft. I think, since I couldn't take a full breath for a few weeks,

> >that I developed a form of pneumonia. I'd been concerned about not

> >being about to breathe fully (I've been able to take my walks with no

> >problem). Boy did it hurt when I had the chest X-ray. They had me on

> >my left side and it (the right side in the center) hurt so much and I

> >could barely breathe.

>

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January 19, 2001