6 Week Bronchoscopy - a photo on Flickriver

            Post double lung transplant (6 weeks)
6-week Bronchoscopy
November 11th 2010

A Bronchoscopy (Bronch) is where they stick a tiny tube down your throat and look around inside the lungs. I was in a twilight state, so I didn't know what was going on. 

This procedure is done to make sure there is no infection, rejection, or anything else going on inside the new transplanted lungs. 

The images you see above are the Tracheobronchial tree. There were 6 portions, as you see above.

The results were great. I had no infection or rejection or anything else going on.
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RESULTS- (word for word)

The nasopharnx/oropharnynx appears normal. The larynx appears normal. The vocal cords move normally with phonation and breathing. The subglottic space is normal. The trachea is normal caliber. The carina is sharp. The tracheobronchial tree was examined to at least the first subsegmental level. Bronchial mucosa and anatomy are normal. There are no endobronchial lesions, and no secretions.

Anastomoses Examination: The surgical anastomosis in the right & left mainstream bronchus is normal. 

BAL was performed in the lingula and sent for cell count, bacterial culture, viral smears & culture, fungal & AFB analysis and compromised host protocol. 

100 ML of fluid were instilled. 60 ML were returned. The return was clear.

Transbronchial biopsies were performed in the LLL lateral basal segments and in the LLL posterior basal segment using forceps. The procedure was fluoroscopically guided. Ten biopsy passes were performed (took 10 pieces of my lung for biopsy) Estimated blood loss: minimal.

The blue you see is stitches and the yellow you see is normal.

Final Results: The results came back good, but I do have minimal rejection (air-way inflammation/CMV), which is normal. Everyone who has a transplant has rejection. They increased my Cellcept (anti-rejection medication) from 500 MG 2x daily to 1,000 MG 2x daily. My next Bronch will be in January 2011, and they'll go from there.

Taken on: November 11, 2010

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Bronchoscopy

Lungs

Transplant

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