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Update on my husband Posted by Delta on 5/1/2026, 3:35 pm The radiologist that read my husband's CT scans saw more scar tissue from his previous problems and surgery than he saw fluid. The pulmonologist was fairly confident that he could get the fluid cleared up with yet another med. He also told him to keep up taking the antibiotic. He said that he felt that most of my husband's problem was caused by his allergies and asthma and that was probably worse this year because the stent surgery lowered his resistance. I am the one that has some appointments next week and I am in over my head trying to clear out stuff and clean. I won't be around as much. My allergies are also bothering me and I can feel it taking a toll on my body. I hope I don't get sick. I already have a cold sore, not had one in years. Everything here is yellow right now. It's bad. I'll check in when I can here and there.

Oh gosh... Posted by Joan on 5/2/2026, 7:21 am, in reply to "Update on my husband" You have so much on your plate right now. Please take care of yourself. Prayers will continue, of course!

Prayers Delta. Posted by Cindyh on 5/2/2026, 12:52 am, in reply to "Update on my husband" I understand. Our pollen counts have been very high. I’m tired of headaches. Runny noses. Zyrtec is not working

Keeping you both… Posted by Cindy on 5/1/2026, 8:13 pm, in reply to "Update on my husband" In my thoughts and prayers. Here’s hoping they can get rid of the fluid with medicine. You need to take care of YOU! Housework can wait.

Sending positive thoughts for both of you! Posted by Krista on 5/1/2026, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Update on my husband" Hope you're both feeling much better soon

Delta.... Posted by Beverly on 5/1/2026, 7:13 pm, in reply to "Update on my husband" I am glad you got some answers about your husband... and ideas of how to move forward. Please take care of yourself. Pace yourself.... maybe even do it later on. Don't make yourself sick, sweetie.

Not sure I'm following all of it Posted by Paula on 5/1/2026, 4:49 pm, in reply to "Update on my husband" My brain is fuzzy from the time away. His primary symptom is fluid build up which could be triggered by his asthma and allergies and a cardiac Stent from awhile ago could weaken his immune system? You guys have certainly been through it! Has he fully retired? And, you? The cleaning can wait. Take care of you!

Probaly more Posted by Delta on 5/3/2026, 2:04 pm, in reply to "Not sure I'm following all of it" me than you. I'm scattered. Ten years ago this month, my husband had several bypasses. After surgery, he was put on Lasix twice a day; his BP meds also have the highest dose of HCTZ in them. After a few days, he started having trouble breathing. The cardiologist found fluid between the layers of his lungs and in his lungs. They drained off almost a liter of fluid. A few weeks later, it was back and more than a liter that time. He had it drained several times until it got to were it was every few days. They decided to go in and put talc between the layers of his lungs to keep it from happening. When they went in, they found 3 layers of dried blood inside his lungs, where he had been bleeding out because there were too many diuretics for him. He had the stent on April 1 and was given the same double Lasix as well as the HCTZ in is BP meds. He began having problems soon after. He had to go have a bunch of tests done, and decided that he had an infection so they treated him with steroids. Seemed to work and he felt better, but not ok for about a week to 10 days after finishing a 5-day course. Then he started having trouble breathing again. They put him on antibiotics. On Wednesday, he had an appt with his PCP, who remembered all the problems he had after the bypass and wanted to take a chest X-ray and found fluid. He went to Cardio the next day, which did more tests and determined that it wasn't his heart and sent him for a CT scan and made an appt with a pulmonologist the next day. The pulmonologist decided that it was allergies but we are still concerned that he is bleeding into his lungs and his PCP.

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