Pulmonary Check Up

[Bob The Skutter]

I had a check up for my pulmonary hypertension today. They seemed impressed with how well I'm doing, especially after all the complications I had after the appendectomy I had in December. Luckily it looks like it's had very little, or no, effect my condition, which is a good thing, especially considering how badly it could have gone. And he believes that it's as well controlled as possible at the minute, so there's no need for extra treatment, yet.

So keep taking the tablets and they'll see me in 6 months.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

Extra Strength Oil Of Oregano.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Thanks, Tacky. Can always count on you for insightful and productive comments.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

I just wish people would actually try it.

 

[Holdfast]

I had a check up for my pulmonary hypertension today. They seemed impressed with how well I'm doing, especially after all the complications I had after the appendectomy I had in December. Luckily it looks like it's had very little, or no, effect my condition, which is a good thing, especially considering how badly it could have gone. And he believes that it's as well controlled as possible at the minute, so there's no need for extra treatment, yet.

So keep taking the tablets and they'll see me in 6 months.

Glad you're still ticking over OK.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

I had a check up for my pulmonary hypertension today. They seemed impressed with how well I'm doing, especially after all the complications I had after the appendectomy I had in December. Luckily it looks like it's had very little, or no, effect my condition, which is a good thing, especially considering how badly it could have gone. And he believes that it's as well controlled as possible at the minute, so there's no need for extra treatment, yet.

So keep taking the tablets and they'll see me in 6 months.

Glad you're still ticking over OK.

Thanks. Me, too.

 

[StolenThunder]

Sounds good, Bob.

 

[Mallory]

Good to hear Bob, congrats!

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Extra Strength Oil Of Oregano.

You'll be interested to know they use Viagra as standard treatment for Bob's condition.

Good to hear you're doing OK there, BTS.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Extra Strength Oil Of Oregano.

You'll be interested to know they use Viagra as standard treatment for Bob's condition.

Good to hear you're doing OK there, BTS.

Yeah, they've said that'll be the first choice if they need to change my medication... and apparently it helps with jet lag too.

Thanks.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Extra Strength Oil Of Oregano.

You'll be interested to know they use Viagra as standard treatment for Bob's condition.

Good to hear you're doing OK there, BTS.

Yeah, they've said that'll be the first choice if they need to change my medication... and apparently it helps with jet lag too.

Thanks.

I'm surprised they've not considered that yet. From my (limited and non-expert) experience, they tend to use sildenafil early on, then switch to the more expensive bosentan later.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

You'll be interested to know they use Viagra as standard treatment for Bob's condition.

Good to hear you're doing OK there, BTS.

Yeah, they've said that'll be the first choice if they need to change my medication... and apparently it helps with jet lag too.

Thanks.

I'm surprised they've not considered that yet. From my (limited and non-expert) experience, they tend to use sildenafil early on, then switch to the more expensive bosentan later.

I don't know, they never mentioned sildenafil, I think originally they wanted to put me on the trail of bosentan, but after meeting Professor Haworth and not having my questions answered I decided against it, and waited a couple more years until they had some hard data in, it was only after I'd started the bosentan and had some off LFTs that they mentioned sildenafil as a good alternative.

 

[RJDiogenes]

This is great news. I'm glad to hear you're doing well.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Just met with a new doctor today. His clinic is in at the local hospital so I went to meet him to talk about switching over to his clinic so it'll mean I won't have to travel 70 miles every time I have a check up.

So we had a talk, I think I was in his office for about an hour talking, and while we talked he took some interest in a couple of things I've had problems with. The pain in my ankles, and an ongoing cough I've had, and he diagnosed them when no one else has ever really said anything about them.

He thinks my ankle pain is caused by hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, and my cough is likely caused by reflux. Neither of which anyone else has ever mentioned at all.

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ That's a good sign. Did he have an treatments in mind?

 

[Bob The Skutter]

He never said anything about the ankle pain, but he did get some x-rays of them to see if he was right. As for the reflux, he told me double the dose of the antacid I already have, and if that didn't help he's write a letter to my GP with a list of alternatives to try.

I'm not sure there's a treatment for hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy because it's connected is a symptom of the pulmonary hypertension.

 

[trampledamage]

Nice start with the new doc! I hope you get the transfer of clinic sorted. And good that there's nothing new and funky wrong with you

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Just got a letter from him this morning, he says he's looked over my x-rays and can confirm the diagnosis of hypotrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, and wants to discuss treatment options at my next appointment.
He also reviewed my last CT scan, from when I was being treated for Endocarditis, and was having a bout of haemoptysis, he said there's something in my lungs on it which he assumes was a clot, but he wants to do another scan to make sure it's no longer there. So to expect an appointment for another scan soon.

 

[WillsBabe]

I don't really understand much of that, Bob, but I hope everything works out well for you.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

I don't really understand much of that, Bob, but I hope everything works out well for you.

Thanks.

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, as it was described to me is a condition with a similar cause to clubbed fingers. Immature platelet blood cells make their way in to your joints and break down releasing growth factor which causes abnormal tissue and bone growth, which in turn causes pain and discomfort.

Haemoptysis is coughing up blood from the lungs. In the summer I had an infection in my heart, endocarditis, and while I had it I spent about 5 days coughing up blood. They did a CT scan to see if they could find the cause of it but they said it it was probably just spontaneous, caused by the stress the infection was putting on my body. But my doctor has reviewed the scan and found something in my airways on it, he suspects it was just a clot but wants to double check with another scan.