Tuesday, March 3, 2009

PFT Tracking

I have been keeping my PFT's in an excel file, if anyone knows how I can import that here, picture of the graph etc I would appreciate it.

19Mar2009 FVC 124 (up 13% from best ever), FEV1 108 (up 8%, up 3% from highest ever), FEV25-75% 90%(up 2%, down 12% from best ever)
One word FAN FREAKING TASTIC--ok that's 3 words

Clinic Notes: definately inflammatory in nature! Despite having a slightly more productive cough the sputum seems easier to get up and is still light yellow in color. Who knows maybe this is what I always produce I just didn't used to get it up as effectively. It's almost all between 10-12 after xopenex, HTS, pulmozyme have time to do their work and the excercise has paid off. I have increased my HTS usage and also 'greened up' the house which I really have noticed a difference on. I also think the 2xprevacid has a positive effect as I dont think I realized I had acid reflux all the time until it got to the point it was a huge problem.


29Feb2009 FVC 111 FEV1 100 (down 3%) FEV25-75% 88 (down 14%)


Clinic Notes: feel inflammatory in nature start 2 weeks steroids 40mg taper. Still got streaking in day 2 steroids.


Treatment Notes: Added 40mg, 60mg, 60mg days 1-3 then did rx treatment--bad I know but need to document it and then tell them in a couple weeks. Streaking in day 2, none since. Peak flow went up from 450 range to 540 (10 higher than previous best). Today is day 1 of 10mg and peak flow sits at 520 post treatments.


Sputum was not moving full force until days 4-5 then 'broke loose' (this was my note with previous steroid treatments in the fall) then started clearing back up. I did start getting junky days around 30mg dose days (7-8) so perhaps some more movement from a lower area? TOBI ended 2 days ago, have been doing extra HTS and minimum 3 treatments a day, getting good clearance with lots light yellow mucous. Working hard at extra huffing and coughing, hopefully paying off, so far it feels pretty good no tightness or pleural pain has returned except on one of the 'junky' days 8-9.


Reminder: During revisit in March come up with steroid 'plan' if & when needed again that includes a rx for xanax and sleeping pill rx by primary. Have not been able to sleep without tylenol pm, not good.



15Dec2008 FEV1 103% FEV25-75 102%


Clinic Notes: summer steroids early winter cold w 3 weeks cipro)



21Feb2008: FVC 105.3 FEV1 99.3 FEV25-75% 89.1 BP 114/68 HR 59 Wt 152


Clinic Notes: was getting huge variability and felt something 'stuck'



25Jun2007: FVC 105 FEV1 97 FEV25-75% 824Dec2007: FVC 99 FEV1 91 FEV25-75% 77

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