1st Pulmonology Appointment

Henry had a follow up appointment with Pulmonology at Strong about two weeks after his heart catheterization. While it was a two hr long appointment, the outcome is brief: The first step Dr. Karen Voter would like to take is putting Hank on a 21 day long antibiotic. She suspects he has residual 'junk' in his lungs - bacteria and what not - and would like to clear that up once and for all and see what his oxygen levels are at upon completion. I asked her what she would like to see and she said, ideally, she'd like to see it be in the 80s again, if even low 80s. Hmm...

So that is where we are at as i type this. One week down, two more to go...

[The next possible/probable step: A bronchoscopy, which is a procedure that allows them to look into his airway through a thin viewing instrument called a bronchoscope. That'll get a clear picture for sure. Thing with this step is, he would once again be put under. We like to limit anesthesia with Hank for obvious reasons...]