[Laura]

Nicole,

I should probably clarify things a little bit...

I originally had woken up sick with a fever, etc. They ran all their tests they normally do for fever and found a nodule on the 4th rib and some opacity. So I was put on an antibiotic. Still felt sick for days after. Headaches, nausea, general feeling of not feeling well, fever. Then I started having those chest tightness, coughing spells, shortness of breath. At first it was once to twice a day. Then I had a follow up appointment and xray. It showed the nodule was still there but I had another one inbetween the 6-7 rib too. I told the doctor about the symptoms I was having but I felt like it was brushed off. I felt daily it was progressively getting worse and worse. I also felt like drinking cold things or going outside and even taking the Flovent really triggered an episode. I kept calling and I felt like they were brushing things off. Seriously, it was the worst feeling I have felt through my entire transplant. I was sick of them brushing it off so one morning when I woke up and had one of those spells I said forget it and just went to the ER. That is who thought maybe it was an asthma flare up or what not that was triggered from the illness or allergies that I was feeling. And plus the fact that if I took tons of albuterol the feeling went away. So they put me on the Prednisone and I have not had issues with those spells since. So we will see what the pulmonologist says tomorrow. I don't feel like I could fully express what was happening on my page since I feel like I am downing Mayo and since I work there too...I even feel bad expressing my frustrations about what has happened on here but I guess I am just stating the facts too.

Laura