Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] Health news update, things are getting better ... To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> Cc: WSFA Official List <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com> From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:17:12 -0400 On 10/17/19 10:39 AM, Michael Walsh wrote: > The hiatal hernia will almost certainly require surgery. The last time > I was on an operating table was in 1970 for the removal of the > appendix that > was going bad. > > I'll know more when I meet with the doc. I had a dual hernia operation back around '92 or '93. They did laparoscopy, and went in through my belly button. I was walking to the car (my late wife driving) after I came out of anesthesia. mark > > Michael > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 7:04 AM Madeleine Yeh <myeh at wap.org> wrote: >> >> Its good to have an answer. I'm glad this is >> something reasonably well understood and treatable. Do >> you plan to have surgery to treat this? >> >> Madeleine >> >> On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:57:06 -0400 >> "Michael Walsh walshmichaelj at gmail.com [wsfa-forum]" >> <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com> wrote: >>> So, last week I had a CT of the chest. And the results >>> are in .... >>> >>> .... mild atelectasis. >>> >>> "Atelectasis (at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis) is a complete or >>> partial collapse of >>> the entire lung or area (lobe) of the lung." >>> https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20369684 >>> >>> But wait! There's more! There's a large hiatal hernia. >>> >>> For now I have an inhaler - Breo - with a 14 day supply. >>> Which has >>> made a positive difference in breathing >>> >>> At least I'm not a candidate for "Annals of Medicine" in >>> The New Yorker. >>> >>> Thank goodness for Medicare and the supplemental >>> insurance. >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> Posted by: Michael Walsh <walshmichaelj at gmail.com> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Yahoo Groups Links >>> >>> join >>> >>> wsfa-forum-digest at yahoogroups.com >>> wsfa-forum-fullfeatured at yahoogroups.com >>> >>> <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: >>> https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ >>> >> >