Re: Bronchioscope
Mark Geisler (mgeisler(AT)capecod.net)
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 15:37:12 -0500
annette wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Just a question for those who have trachs. Has anyone had a bronchioscope
> while having a trach? I am going in on Monday to have the procedure done.
> Just wondered if any of you had an the same procedure and wondered what it
> was like?
>
> My pulmonologist seems to think the the constant infections I have been
> having may be do in part to scar tissue that is forming in my throat. He
> says that it is nothing serious and can be fixed with a simple procedure of
> burning the tissue off.
>
> My lungs sound clear, it is just my throat that is giving me the problems
> these days.
>
> Would appreciate any answers regarding bronchioscope......
>
> Annette Hanna
> nete1(AT)midwest.net
Hello Annette,
I had a bronchioscope done 12 times to remove mucous plugs deep in
my bronchi. This helped to reinflate a collapsed lung. This was done via
the trach tube. I had zylocane squirted down the trach tube so I did not
feel the scope at all. I had to be on oxygen for a day after just as a
precaution against infection. It is a-lot easier down a trach tube than
through the mouth thank God for trach tubes.!
I hope this helps.
Yours Truly,
Mark