Getting it done with half a lung!
Yesterday I went in for a CT scan of my ever-troubling lungs. Here's what my new pulmunologist had to say:
Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways. In my case, probably from the multiple pneumonias and other respiratory illnesses I've had since finishing chemotherapy in 1995, with added damage from my careers as an infantryman and truck driver. Sucking down vast quantities of CS gas and diesel fumes cannot be good for you.
Despite that moderately annoying news, I soldiered on. Today, I've done the recycling for both home and EarthBaby, put the resulting funds into my "Good Times" envelope, did a little shopping, and currently have a load of laundry in the washer with the next staged and ready to go. Tonight, Kirsten and I shall celebrate Hallmark Day #1 at Black Angus. We've got a coupon for 2 great dinners for about 40 bucks. Meat!
Meanwhile, in Scottsdale, Spring Training has begun. Tim Lincecum has shown up with about ten pounds of muscle added and ten inches of hair shorn off. He's determined to reclaim his status as a top-flight starter and strikeout machine. Early reports are he's looking good, with excellent control of his fastball and a slider that is dropping in perfectly. There may be a battle to be the opening day pitcher with Matt Cain.
Happy Valentines Days to all the amazing women who have graced my life with their presence!
Bronchiectasis is present in the bilateral lower lobes and to a lesser extent the right upper lobe right middle lobe. Borderline bronchiectasis is present in the lingula and left upper lobe. Bilateral lower lobe reticular opacities and bandlike opacities are present, with the right lower lobe more affected than the left lower lobe. Mild bandlike opacities are present in bilateral upper lobes. Mild honeycombing is present in the periphery of the bilateral lower lobes, right more affected than the left. Scattered groundglass opacities are present in the right greater than left lower lobes. A noncalcified 10 x 6 mm pulmonary nodule is present in the right lower lobe posteriorly on image #39 of series 6. A 7 x 6 mm noncalcified pulmonary nodule is seen in the lateral left lower lobe on image #44 of series 6. No effusion is seen. A prevascular 12 x 8 mm prevascular lymph node is present. Smaller right paratracheal and precarinal lymph nodes are present. A subcarinal 2 x 1 cm enlarged lymph node is present. Multiple tiny calcifications are present in the visualized portion of the spleen, likely from previous granulomatous disease. The patient is status post cholecystectomy. An 11 mm round soft tissue subcutaneous nodule is seen in the superolateral left chest on axial image #11 of series 2, nonspecific.
Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways. In my case, probably from the multiple pneumonias and other respiratory illnesses I've had since finishing chemotherapy in 1995, with added damage from my careers as an infantryman and truck driver. Sucking down vast quantities of CS gas and diesel fumes cannot be good for you.
Despite that moderately annoying news, I soldiered on. Today, I've done the recycling for both home and EarthBaby, put the resulting funds into my "Good Times" envelope, did a little shopping, and currently have a load of laundry in the washer with the next staged and ready to go. Tonight, Kirsten and I shall celebrate Hallmark Day #1 at Black Angus. We've got a coupon for 2 great dinners for about 40 bucks. Meat!
Meanwhile, in Scottsdale, Spring Training has begun. Tim Lincecum has shown up with about ten pounds of muscle added and ten inches of hair shorn off. He's determined to reclaim his status as a top-flight starter and strikeout machine. Early reports are he's looking good, with excellent control of his fastball and a slider that is dropping in perfectly. There may be a battle to be the opening day pitcher with Matt Cain.
Happy Valentines Days to all the amazing women who have graced my life with their presence!