David saw Dr. Goyal today about his lung issues. After a thorough medical history and exam the decision is to observe David but not treat anything yet. If he has trouble we need to call right away. He needs to do a bronchoscope to get a sample from the lower right lung and then see if it can be cultured. It could be one of those atypical mycobacterium or it could be a fungus. Both take a year or longer on several drugs to clear.
David's lungs seem to be improving with almost no blood in the mucus that he coughs up when taking pills. (The doctor verified that this is because he is aspirating water while trying to swallow.). David is having a lot of trouble speaking. His voice is very strained so that he asked me to answer out of Dr. Gyal's questions and that concerned Dr. Goyal who recommended that David see his otolaryngologist soon and have him scope his larynx. We called Georgetown right away and have an appointment tomorrow at 12:45 with Dr. Davidson. We'll leave early in case there are interesting things going on I95!!
Lorrie has been doing distance Healing Touch work on him an overall David seems much better, has more energy, is not coughing much and is not wheezy.
We are both looking forward to seeing Jeff next week and doing as much as possible while he is here. I think that they plan a trip to a museum in Richmond and the temple is having a Purim dinner and Schpiel. I will post more after we see Dr. Davidson tomorrow.
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