Chicago Trip

[Guest guest]

Good Morning Friends,

Just wanted to let you know I spent most of yesterday at the University of

Chicago Pulmonary Center and I was so impressed. Started out with an hour

meeting with the head nurse just talking about my medical history then on to get

a CT scan like none I have ever had before. From there I spent a hour in the

PFT lab breathing and walking and so on. The last appt. was the lab where they

took 22 tubes of blood. I asked her if I got a blood transfusion when she

finished!

The nurse said the entire pulmonary team will meet on Monday and go over all my

records (the file I brought with and all the new tests) and then I go back next

Wednesday for a meeting with Dr. Strek. I must say I feel very nervous but

I am taking my husband and two daughters for support.

We got out of Chicago just in time as they were getting a winter storm as we

left for Indianapolis. We are getting the same storm now in Indy but we are

safe at home.

So glad I found all of you!!

Patti, 59, Indianapolis, IPF 2007