Mary - My wife is close to you in how she is being treated except that she is
on oxygen 24 hours steady. Could you tell me what NETT is? She has been told
that she is not a candidate for lung reduction surgery - apparently the
medical profession cherry picks people they'll operate on, or so she's been
told - but I'm curious if NETT is something different

MARY L BRANSFORD wrote:

> From: MARY L BRANSFORD <bransf@...>
>
> Hi Delyse and Dot,
> You are not alone on this list but there never seems to be much
> activity on it. Everyone has joined a more active Emphysema list called
> Efforts, including me because I was looking for information on the lung
> reduction surgery too. There is a big volumn of mail (almost too much)
> and also some people on it who have had the surgery or are waiting for it
> or have had transplants and are waiting on that too.
> I am a 66 year old female who was a heavy smoker for years but
> thankfully kicked the habit several years ago. I am on oxygen at night
> and during the day when needed and 4 nebulizer treatments every day. I
> can still function reasonable well if I take things easy and stop to
> catch my breath every so often. I would have liked to get into one of the
> NETT programs but the closest hospital to me that is doing them would be
> St. Louis. I have too many responsibilities here to be away from home for
> the amount of time it would take. Keep hoping maybe in the next year or
> two it will be a more common procedure and not only will local hospitals
> be doing them but also insurance and medicare will cover the costs. I
> have talked to people who have had it done and most were very happy with
> it.
> Mary Bransford
> Makami's Chins
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