Second Surgeon Visit

[Maria]

First thing I thought of reading about your degree of SOB was CHF and pulmonary edema possibly secondary to pneumonia. That's a pretty common cause tho in your case with various medical conditions and types of meds the list of things to rule out increases. So glad to read no clot found. Glad to read you have a concerned spine doc. He probably hates to hear or think of you going thru anything else!!!!

Pleasè keep me posted on how you progress with everything

[theBadCormorant]

Originally Posted by Maria

First thing I thought of reading about your degree of SOB was CHF and .....

Could we have a list somewhere with all the acronyms
Shortness of breath ?
Swiss Francs ?


Judy - you sound so positive considering the horrors you are going through - well done you, and best of luck.

[jsewell]

I'd rather go with Swiss Francs, but the CHR is congestive heart failure, the nurse had a hard time telling me who 5 years ago was running up the mountains of southern California that the diagnosis was for me.
I do have lung damage from a surgery on my thoracic spine done a few years ago and i think the old scarring is what gave me the pneumonia diagnosis. Also contributes to the shortness of breath, but this time it was really horrible. Nothing i had ever experienced before.
I do try to have a good attitude , but it is getting more and more difficult, let me tell you.
judy

[Maria]

Your attitude is admirable Judy really. I am not quite that well balanced!

Hope you're continuing to feel better and I'll send you an email later on today to catch you up with my "stuff"~ take care! Maria