Saw the lung specialist yesterday and found out more about histoplasmosis. I was so excited that this wans't cancer in my lung, that I didn't really do much thinking about it still being something that needed treating. Anyhow, yesterday I found out that the complete culturing of the sample would take 6 - 8 weeks. Right now the surgeon thinks it is histoplasmosis but the lung doc said we really need to wait to get the full report before we can decide how to treat it. If it is "histo" the treatment is really long and hard on the liver. If they can't identify it then they will need to move in a particular way... which may involve trying to see if it has infected other organs. Meanwhile he wants me to recover from the surgery for about 4 more weeks before we start anything else. During this time he wants me to concentrate on the Diabetes.
Today I met with the nurse at the Diabetes Center and learned how to take my blood sugar levels. Right now she wants me to check it twice a day. My ankles, feet and legs are still swollen even with the diuretics - so it may be my sugar levels causing it. Well, all this new stuff to learn about should keep my brain sharp!!!
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