The pulmonologist states this test is not to be trusted as it was done 5 days after bronchoscopy. The bronchoscopy showed bronchomalacia in both bronchs and significant inflammation. The pulmonologist does not feel this is asthma related. The cultures grew out H-flu. As she has been treated twice with antibx for a chronic wheeze/congestion within the last 5months the pulmonologist has decided not to treat. He is also weaning her off Advair 500/50, she was on it bid now once a day.
There are no contraindications for using lidocaine for the purpose described. The only danger is that lidocaine completely anesthetizes tissue, which is why you can cut or suture an area treated by lidocaine. Thus it is possible to cause a tear or injury that would not be noticed until the lidocaine wore off. In the case of normal intercourse, this should not be a problem.
In this regard, culture of sputum or of lung secretions encountered during bronchoscopy, especially culture for TB, could also be diagnostically important.
Evaluation with specific attention to the night sweats and your general symptom of “feeling bad” a search for infection could be done through blood testing by an Internal Medicine specialist or a Family Practice physician. I suggest that would be a good place to start.
An ENT cannot do a bronchoscopy. They can scope the upper throat and get a visual of the vocal cords, but that is as far as an ENT can treat or see.
A bronchoscopy requires the patient to be heavily sedated or put under general anesthisea then a PULMONOLOGIST does a scope of the entire lungs. This procedure can only be done by a pulmonologist, in a hospital setting, and under some level of sedation. Bottom line, you didn't have a bronchoscopy.
It would be important to look for an infectious cause, the bronchoscopy would also help obtaining samples to check if microorganisms are present. There are also benign masses that may be found, the biopsy could have showed if this was the case.
could it be possible that all the bleeding is due to the coumadin? without the bleeding, are there other symptoms associated with the lung such as shortness of breath, painful breathing.
I am terrified of needles too and I FELT NOTHING.. They used Buffered Lidocaine injection which I did not feel any of.. I must admit, I did put over the counter Lidocaine cream all over my breast about an hour before the procedure. I used this Lidocaine cream on my arm before a tetanus shot that I had to get and was so afraid of and I was screaming for the nurse to WAIT but.. IT WAS ALREADY DONE! Helps a lot so you don't feel pain.
Nurse also gave me tips for next time I get an injection.
Thank you for yr comment... Yes he has had two Bronchoscopy..that is how they found out what he had... I have no idea if he is anemic...??? should I ask for him 2 be tested..? I have just gt another letter in mail and they want hime to have another CT scan under GA... not sure what this can do.. Thank you..
but to Portland VA hospital they schedule a VAT surgery for node but do another bronchoscopy on June 23 , this one they aspirate the same lymphs in my left lung and get a piece of the nodule. Now i have stage 3a lung cancer ,i have no symptoms even after Mountain biking or trail running 60-90 min 6 days a week
I am not doing chemo/Radiation treatment we are from Hawaii but this has all happened in Corvallis OR. We are going back to Hawaii the end of July, I will reach out to Mayo AZ.
Hello, My sister needs extensive dental work i.e. root canals and fillings and crowns. She is a heart patient and we are wondering if Lidocaine, EPI, or any of the 'caines' are safe for dental work in heart patients? We do not want to start an arrythmia attack. Any safe meds? Thanks much.
I had a follow-up PM appointment today. I haven't seen her in a couple of months. We stopped my Cymbalta about a month ago and it made a HUGE difference in how I feel mentally and emotionally. Apparently that wasn't the drug for me, and it makes no difference in my pain, which was the point of going on it to begin with.
I had a terrible fibromyalgia flare-up before Thanksgiving. The worst in a long time. To the point I had to crawl up the stairs and go down on my bum.
Not to my knowledge, there is nothing that can cause a positive cocaine result.
Can you fill us in on what tests have already been done? That would be very helpful. Chest x-ray? Chest CTscan? Sinus CT? Bronchoscopy? What kind of blood work? Allergy testing? Also what medications are you on and what has been tried?
Thanks. I would love to give you some thoughts if I had moreinformation.
Re: Lidocaine Enemas. I am warning everyone to be careful. My brother just died 3/31/12 from a lidocaine enema. He was only 28. (Lidocaine Intoxication) Lidocaine in liquid form. I don't want anyone elses loved ones to die like this. I hope everyone will be careful when dealing w/lidocaine. it is a dangerous substance when not used properly.
my co-worker gave me a new 10ml bottle of lidocaine, he uses it to give himself stitches. advice as to where to put the needle (i got from cvs insulin 31g-8mm),what to expect ie: will it burn- how long b4 its numb, and if i split the nail will it grow back? any advice will help..
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