Lung reduction trials
Hello Jeanine,
Fantastic news that you are doing so well. I know that feeling all to well about to scare to leave the house in case of breathlessness. Unfortunately the coils I had placed in my lungs have not really made a difference to my breathing. I had my 6 months follow up and although the test show a slight improvement, no significant change has been noted. My lung capacity is still at 21% My 6 min test was 260m with lots of stopping. But I'm not going to get despondent and I do what I can with what I've got. I try to stay active, even at a snail pace. My doc has suggested that they start prepping for a double lung Transplant. I have to loose the weigh I accumulated while on cortisone for the past 4 years. I have since come of cortisone and the weight is dropping of. I will continue to see my doc and do tests at 6 months intervals. He explained to me that there is a very small margin where the coils work. But I'm very pleased to hear you are doing so well and totally blessed.
Hello Jeanine,
Fantastic news that you are doing so well. I know that feeling all to well about to scare to leave the house in case of breathlessness. Unfortunately the coils I had placed in my lungs have not really made a difference to my breathing. I had my 6 months follow up and although the test show a slight improvement, no significant change has been noted. My lung capacity is still at 21% My 6 min test was 260m with lots of stopping. But I'm not going to get despondent and I do what I can with what I've got. I try to stay active, even at a snail pace. My doc has suggested that they start prepping for a double lung Transplant. I have to loose the weigh I accumulated while on cortisone for the past 4 years. I have since come of cortisone and the weight is dropping of. I will continue to see my doc and do tests at 6 months intervals. He explained to me that there is a very small margin where the coils work. But I'm very pleased to hear you are doing so well and totally blessed.