I guess appropriate being so close to Easter.
Hey folks,
I have great news. I went to see a Specialist. He is said to be the best one in Florida and one of the best in the country. I do not have permission to use his name, so we will call him Dr. K.
Dr. K took some time to spend with me. I arrived at his office at 10:30 am and did not walk out the door until 12:15. Other than about 10 minutes to fill out some paperwork, Dr. K was with me. He did some strange things, like look at my hands and fingers, pulled my leg, {Literally} poked and prodded. We went over the Cat Scans and ALL of my, my Mother's, Father's, and GRANDMOTHER'S Medical history. We talked about the other Doctors I have been seeing, the medication I WAS taking, and my job and exercise routine.
He then just stopped. He looked at me and said, "You know Peter, there is NO Doctor on the face of the planet, including me, that can diagnose you with Emphysema or COPD with out a breathing test and a very specific Blood work up."
He told me that he was not impressed at all with the swollen Lymph Node. He said what he sees in the first one is that at the time I took it, I had severe Bronchitis and the second looks like Walking Pneumonia. He said that he does see a birth defect in my lungs. He said I have had it my whole life and most likely, although COULD, most likely will not get worse than it is now. Then he gave me the GREAT NEWS.
He said, in all his years of experience, my age, my exercise routine, and my over all physical condition, he would be MORE than surprised if I have EITHER COPD or Emphysema. I'm going to be taking that Breathing Test and the Blood thing, but he feels that I keep NOT Smoking and doing all the things I do, in the long run, I "will be just fine."
He then said this. "OK. Now that you just found out that you are not going to die tomorrow, do NOT go buy a pack. OK?" {Laughing} I asked why the head aches, tiredness, and other various problems, he said, "You already know the answer to that. It's your Obstructive Sleep Apnea. We need to do something about that as well, but let's take care of this thing first. Let's make sure that I'm right. But OSA will wear your body out. You are not getting enough sleep, nor are you getting enough oxygen. Therefore your immune system is down, your tired all the time, and you get the head aches."
So OK. First thing first I guess. But I DO THANK Dr. K. I thank him very much. For his time, expertise, and his {what seemed to be} genuine concern.
I also want to thank all of you for your concern, Prayers, and kind words. I really DO appreciate each and every one of you. Just to name a few, but not all my a long shot, THANK YOU Paula, Bethany, and D.S. Harford. Thank you Peter, Bill, and Anne. Thank you very much Ellen who just posted this a few days ago.
"good info, Peter. A "heads-up", if you have asthma along w/copd-emphysema, as i do, lvrs is not an option. Prayer, exercise, quit smoking, but most of all - Prayer. So far, it has had the most benefit."
Well it worked for me Ellen, and I will say a special Prayer for you. Thank you Jody, Barb, Jane, BTN, and all of you. Each and every one.
With this GREAT NEWS, and my family encouraging me to get back to what I love to do, I will be coming back to the OPNTalk Blog. I will try to begin THIS Sunday 4-11-10 for the Big Sunday Edition. Oh thank you Justin, I will be posting that this Sunday. I'm not the only one following this closely. Peter will be interested in this as well I'm sure. {Smile} Most likely not liking it, but facts are facts.
Anyway. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. For your words of encouragement, Prayers, and patience. See you all on Sunday!
Peter
Hey folks,
I have great news. I went to see a Specialist. He is said to be the best one in Florida and one of the best in the country. I do not have permission to use his name, so we will call him Dr. K.Dr. K took some time to spend with me. I arrived at his office at 10:30 am and did not walk out the door until 12:15. Other than about 10 minutes to fill out some paperwork, Dr. K was with me. He did some strange things, like look at my hands and fingers, pulled my leg, {Literally} poked and prodded. We went over the Cat Scans and ALL of my, my Mother's, Father's, and GRANDMOTHER'S Medical history. We talked about the other Doctors I have been seeing, the medication I WAS taking, and my job and exercise routine.
He then just stopped. He looked at me and said, "You know Peter, there is NO Doctor on the face of the planet, including me, that can diagnose you with Emphysema or COPD with out a breathing test and a very specific Blood work up."
He told me that he was not impressed at all with the swollen Lymph Node. He said what he sees in the first one is that at the time I took it, I had severe Bronchitis and the second looks like Walking Pneumonia. He said that he does see a birth defect in my lungs. He said I have had it my whole life and most likely, although COULD, most likely will not get worse than it is now. Then he gave me the GREAT NEWS.
He said, in all his years of experience, my age, my exercise routine, and my over all physical condition, he would be MORE than surprised if I have EITHER COPD or Emphysema. I'm going to be taking that Breathing Test and the Blood thing, but he feels that I keep NOT Smoking and doing all the things I do, in the long run, I "will be just fine."
He then said this. "OK. Now that you just found out that you are not going to die tomorrow, do NOT go buy a pack. OK?" {Laughing} I asked why the head aches, tiredness, and other various problems, he said, "You already know the answer to that. It's your Obstructive Sleep Apnea. We need to do something about that as well, but let's take care of this thing first. Let's make sure that I'm right. But OSA will wear your body out. You are not getting enough sleep, nor are you getting enough oxygen. Therefore your immune system is down, your tired all the time, and you get the head aches."
So OK. First thing first I guess. But I DO THANK Dr. K. I thank him very much. For his time, expertise, and his {what seemed to be} genuine concern.
I also want to thank all of you for your concern, Prayers, and kind words. I really DO appreciate each and every one of you. Just to name a few, but not all my a long shot, THANK YOU Paula, Bethany, and D.S. Harford. Thank you Peter, Bill, and Anne. Thank you very much Ellen who just posted this a few days ago.
"good info, Peter. A "heads-up", if you have asthma along w/copd-emphysema, as i do, lvrs is not an option. Prayer, exercise, quit smoking, but most of all - Prayer. So far, it has had the most benefit."
Well it worked for me Ellen, and I will say a special Prayer for you. Thank you Jody, Barb, Jane, BTN, and all of you. Each and every one.
With this GREAT NEWS, and my family encouraging me to get back to what I love to do, I will be coming back to the OPNTalk Blog. I will try to begin THIS Sunday 4-11-10 for the Big Sunday Edition. Oh thank you Justin, I will be posting that this Sunday. I'm not the only one following this closely. Peter will be interested in this as well I'm sure. {Smile} Most likely not liking it, but facts are facts.
Anyway. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. For your words of encouragement, Prayers, and patience. See you all on Sunday!
Peter
4 comments:
Common sense -- sounds like Dr. K. applied that along with actually taking the time to really understand what was going on with you. That is GREAT, GREAT news!!
Thanks Paula,
It was great news. I'm still going to look at a more balanced schedule. More time with the Family and such, but I was VERY happy to hear I will be fine down the road.
Thank you again!
Peter
Encouraging news! Thanks for coming back. I was driving my wife crazy with all the political talk I used to reserve for your blog. Stay healthy.
{Laughing} Hey Pete,
GLAD TO BE BACK!!! Give your Wife a hug for me. I'm happy to be here for an outlet for ya. {Smile}
Peter
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