Asked if I�ve had always had short hair or if it�s short because I can�t take care of it long. It�s always been short.
Do I cough? No.
How many times hospitalized? Just once.
He�s done 400 operations and the mortality rate is about 1 in 100. I asked him to let me know when he does the next 100th operation �cause I�d like to be in the next group!
Told him all about the 2 COPD boards. And you know what? Just about everything he told me (except for the actual operation) is stuff we already know from frequenting the boards. And yes, Chris, I did try very hard to keep my mouth shut and my mind open.
He tends to his patients after the LVRS. So it�s not a case of operate and forget. He visits each one rather often �cause he wants to make sure all is well for them.
He asked me if I would take part in a research thing they�re doing there regarding the movement of the lungs and rib cage during the various parts of sob. They evidently put you on a treadmill (with O2 if you need it) and put 80-some (at least that�s how many he said) sticky pads on you (like an EKG) and you just walk along and the 6 or 8 cameras in the room are recording this, that and the other thing. Obviously I agreed. Was going to do it today but it was getting late so I�ll go down next Wednesday.
I am not a good candidate for the upcoming stent trials they�re going to conduct. I didn�t ask why.
One of the things he had me do was turn my head all the way to the left then the right. Forgot to ask him why.
He asked if my feet swell at all. I told him during hot, humid weather or if I�ve been sitting with my legs crossed way too long. He feels this is a peripheral circulation problem and not a lung problem.
He said the first 90 days are the serious ones. If anyone dies of lung problems during the first 90 days, he would probably attribute it to the LVRS.
This whole session was about 1 hour! It was great.
