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Suggest Treatment For Pulmonary Fibrosis
My wife, Varsha Desai, age 58, 5' 2" height, 73 kg weight now, i.e. 10 kg less than normal, is having pulmonary fibrosis surfaced after 8 months of breathless trouble,, and also hypothyroidism for 12 years and rheumatism after age 53, i.e. menopause. Her lung function 30% only. Is there any scope of lung lavage to cure such illness? Who is the best doctor in Mumbai. I am from Gujarat, Valsad. If needed, I can send scanned copies of reports and CT scan plates.
Fri, 30 Dec 2016
LUNG LAVAGE IS NOT INDICATED IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS AS HERE LUNGS ARE NOT FILLED WITH ANY MATERIAL. THEY ARE SHRINKING. SHE MAY NEED LONG TERM OXYGEN THERAPY AND CPAP. I CANNOT GIVE YOU ANY REFERENCE OF A PULMONOLOGIST AS I AM NOT FROM MUMBAI BUT YOU CAN GO TO ANY TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, GOVT OR PRIVATE WHERE YOU CAN MEET A PULMONOLOGIST.
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