None in The Common Room

Time for an entry, I suppose. The news from the cultures is negative. This means that they found nothing growing in my lung.

The pulmonologist says that he has had a conference with some radiologists and other similar types and the consensus of opinion is that I must have aspirated some foreign body some time ago and my body has been trying to cope with it since – and losing, creating much inflammation. I am not a suitable candidate for surgery, but he wants me to consult with a thoracic surgeon to see if he has any ideas.

He gave me a prescription for an inhaler that he said might help a little. It makes me frantic nervous.

There’s still a CT guided needle biopsy as a final thing to rule out cancer.