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DD goes to a pulmonary doctor


I am having surgery early next year and part of this process is needing clearance from a pulmonologist. I finally had my appointment today.

My chest X-rays looked great! (almost 3 packs a day... lungs look good? *wipes brow*)

I did great on the breathing test! He was actually surprised to hear that I was ever a smoker. :D Woo hoo!

I have sleep apnea (boooooo)

This is a good and a bad thing.

Bad because it is sleep apnea but good because it is one more justification toward getting the surgery. :D

I go for sleep study in mid November. I am not looking forward to that because I probably won't sleep.

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Sazerac

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What beautiful Lungs you have !

man, our bodies are so amazing to recover from damage.

 

Sleep apnea gets  fixed ? and you get to actually SLEEP ?  how novel !

 

Good luck with all the rest of the poking and prodding.

 

Make sure Witch Doctors stay clear of your Funny Bone, it don't need no fixing.

 

Love,

S

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action

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Happy for you my friend! Loving the good news!! (((Jenn)))

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beacon

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I am glad that your lungs are shiney and pink :)

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Chrysalis

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I'm so glad that your lungs got a clean bill of health! It would be wonderful if they could fix the sleep apnea; I bet that makes you feel tired and you don't even realize it. 

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Still winning

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*wipes brow* indeed, good news my friend. x

 

The rest will do what it does and hopefully go towards them fixing you, so a good end game but some rubbish to get done and dusted first. Sorry for the bad, pleased it might be fixable at the end. x

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JackiMac

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DD Ill be beside you all the way, happy to hear about the lungs WOW isnt the body amazing!! if they don't fix the sleep apnea I can always come and hit you over the head with a Mallet.......just saying lol big hugs ma wee hunny xxx

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ArmedNAruba

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Ya, they want me to go for a sleep study too to see if I have sleep apnea. I am not looking forward to a sleep study at all. Sleeping in a strange room, in a strange bed with a bunch of strangers watching me?? I'm looking forward to my carpel tunnel surgery and vasectomy more than that.

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natalie_3

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Awesome news DD! (the test, not the apnea haha) 

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Leanna

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Any questions about sleep apnea and sleep studies, I'm your girl! (Well, I've only been to two sleep studies and been on the machine for just over a month, but I can try to help!)

 

So happy to hear your lungs are all clear. :)

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Nancy

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All in all...wonderful news!!

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Tink

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good news about the hospital good luck with the study xx

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Humbled

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Good Luck DD - sounds like things are going in the right direction. Hope they just continue that way for you and keep getting better and better until you can sleep clear through the night :)

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SanDar

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Whoo hoo for the chest xray!  Boo on the  sleep apnea.  

Like someone already said, the sleep apnea can be fixed.

Good Luck DD! 

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babs609

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clear chest xray...yay!!

 

better to get the sleep apnea taken care of and be done with it...you will do great  :)

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