Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Is it bad for Bronchiectasis if you have a cat?Marsha/NYC I have a cat..I've always had cats..sometimes three at a time..I'm not allergic to cats..are you? Never Look Down on SomeoneUnless You're Gonna Help Them Up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 > > In many of the e-mails I have read since signing up on this website, I have noticed a few who said they have coughed up blood. When I was first diagnosed in 1992 with bronch, I had an incident where I coughed up a lot of blood. Since then--until a few months ago--I rarely have had blood in the sputum. My doc said next time it happens he wants to do bronchosocopy. He said if it keeps up, they will cauterize(sp?) the area. Have any of you had this done before and how do they do a " cleaning " ? I want to mention that to the doctor also. There are some days I imagine it would be great if we could just go in and vacuum the " stuff " out! > I have had a lung hemmorage but it came suddenly preceded by chills and fever. My problem was that I am also on blood thinners because of atrial fibrilation. Holding the blood thinners for a few days and a bronchoscopy managed to cure it and I haven't had a relapse of that. But it wasn't fun and scary. Tolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 No. I just wondered about them as I want to get a kitten but didn't want to make my Bronc worse. So I an encouraged. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hi Maureen Try my own website for some insight into adult tethered cord deterioration (but with symptoms since a child) http://www.btinternet.com/~tetheredcordresources Regards Nina Bristol, UK -- > > > > > Hi everyone, > > I've just been diagnosed with TCS. I'm having > bladder pressure readings that are high, some bladderleakage, > neuropathy everywhere, weakness in my legs, and episodes of very > severe back pain. I can't walk very far without my legs getting weak, > my feet hurting like crazy, so I've started using a wheelchair part of > the time. > What I'm wondering about is how this progresses. > What is the worse case scenerio, if surgery is > not possible? > > My ortho.surgeon says that I am not a surgical > candidate because of osteoporosis. The cord ends at the bottom of > L3. And I don't know yet what kind of tether it is. > > I'm 57 and have had these symptoms for 15 years, and this new ortho. > just found it. Thank god he kept looking until he found it. > I also have fibro, degenerative disc disease and some stenosis and I > think that has masked the other symptoms and is the reason my former > doctors never looked any deeper. > > Do you have any links that will detail the progression, so I have > some idea of what I am facing? > > Maureen > > ---------------------- Ms Nina Bunton MSc Admissions Coordinator MSc Programme Administrator Examinations Secretary Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Merchant Venturers Building Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UB Tel: +44 Fax: +44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hello Nina, Thank you so much! I've been reading your site and it is so helpful. I've just started using a wheelchair around the house because walking is so painful. I can't believe that none of your doctors recommended that you have one. What were they thinking?!! I live in the US and medicare here will pay for a wheelchair, lift- chairs and motorized scooters...but only one at a time, and there are so many rules. For the lift-chair, you have to be unable to stand from any chair in the house, and able to walk without assistence, and have severe arthitis in the hips or knees. I guess medicare would rather pay for back surgery from trying to crawl in and out of a chair, than pay for a much cheaper lift-chair that would prevent further back injury. Gr-r-r-r, who writes these rules anyway? It's so frustrating. So I went for the wheelchair. I'm trying to learn how to conserve the function that I do have, as much as possible. Thanks again, Maureen > > Hi Maureen > > Try my own website for some insight into adult tethered cord deterioration > (but with symptoms since a child) > > http://www.btinternet.com/~tetheredcordresources > > Regards > > Nina > Bristol, UK > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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