Pneumonia update

[Cja1956]

Hello, all, as some of you may know, I was hospitalized with pneumonia 2 months ago. A ct scan was performed on my lungs the report stated that I may have pulmonary fibrosis. There are also some other concerns mentioned in the CAT scan so I went to see a pulmonologist the other day to get a second opinion. He said I do not have lung fibrosis. I do have something called atelactasis which is a partial collapse of a portion of my lungs, which is not as serious, believe it or not. I was relieved because I thought the hydroxyurea I’ve been taking for many years was causing fibrosis in my lungs. Thank you all for your concern from my original post.

All the best,

Cindy

[Mazcd Partner MPNVoice]

Hello Cindy, good that you don't have lung fibrosis. Is there anything they can do for the partial collapse of part of your lung? Best wishes, Maz

[Cja1956 in reply to Mazcd]

Thanks, Maz. So I don’t really know what the treatment is for this. Sometimes it goes away on its own, but we’ll see.

Best wishes,

Cindy

[JediReject]

Hey Cindy, , pleased diagnosis isn't as bad as you feared you must be relieved and hope there's a fix for the partial collapse , , do they reinflate your lung , no idea ! Anyway good to read some positive news. I believe many people have been left with varying degrees of lung Fibrosis due to Covid so if you've had it (I don't recall if you have ) it's good to be reassured on that too.

Hope you get sorted out soon.

Chris x

[Cja1956 in reply to JediReject]

Hi, Chris,Thanks for your caring response . So I also have no idea how to fix this. It’s shown up in a few X-rays a couple of times are over the last couple of years. The doctors don’t seem very concerned although I have some of the symptoms; a chronic hacking cough and shortness of breath. The pulmonologist wane to have another ct scan in a few weeks, to see if there is any improvement. And as far as I know, I never had Covid.

Best wishes,

Cindy

[Hopetohelp]

Glad your result was good

[MaggieSylvie]

What a relief. I hope you are also feeling better. I had a collapsed lung after a motoring accident but after taking deep breaths whenever I thought about it, my lungs are back to normal.