You do a bit...

Good luck with your hospital stay....but try not to harass the nurses [too much]...

What Jafo said!  The food might also be good!  And you're now on my list.   

Sorry to hear Ross, hope you have a speedy recovery.   

Get well soon Ross!   

So Ross, what are you doing getting so sick?  As far as I know, that wasn't on the agenda.

I've recently had a couple of trips to the hospital myself.  Luckily it was nothing too serious and I was able to come home.  After several long stays in hospital over the years. I hate being at the hospital any longer than I have to be.

Anyhow, me old mate, take care and get well soon.  

Get well quickly, Ross...a thought: Sometimes Oncologists and Pulmonologists participate in research studies and "head to head" drug studies (that way the drug is free). Maybe yours are into studies? Also, depending on tumor type and markers, maybe ask about immunotherapy with Keytruda.

Sorry to hear you're under the weather Uvah......

hope they've got you sparking on all cylinders soon....   

Thank you Doc. Your advice I consider invaluable . I'm having it set up so I can consult various specialists and that was a suggestion by the doctor handling my case. So far I have three doctors not counting the cancer specialist. Anyway, the resurgence of the pneumonia is what brought this on. The meds they have me on are azithromycin, ceftriaxone (i think that's how its spelled. The handwriting on the board is not that good) and solumedrol? 

So now I'm up at five thirty am and trying hard not to be bored so I'm waiting on munchies (breakfast, even got a menu). I also made it clear to my doctors that I want to be told every little thing regardless. The more I know the better off I am. I may not be the smartest kid on the block but I ain't no dummy either. No comments from the peanut gallery please.   Anyway, its the weekend and I don't expect too much going on. TTYL 

BTW: Kinda hard to harass the nurses considering two of them are male. Lol.   

Feel better soon.  Try to resist the temptation of pushing all the little buttons, flipping all the little switches, playing with all the gadgets to see what they do, they don't seem to like that   

As the CFO of a small hospital I commend you on being an active participant in your care.  Question everything, get answers, and make sure you understand what the plan is!  Best wishes on a full recovery   

Ross, have fun with the nurses, who knows what kinda things they "get into"...lol. Hey man, get well, prayers going up!

Thanks guys, you're all awesome! Saw another doc today. They're going to do another biopsy and one doc says its an adeno something, I forgot already, anyway. They want me to consider radiation therapy and immunotherapy. I'll know more next week sometime.

See what the biopsy says, and go from there. Get well soon, Ross. As long as you're in there, their property value is plummeting. 😉

That's not good. Lol

Wishing you the best and hope you recover soon.   

Ahah, just your luck!

Get well soon!

Or what they let you get in to, as I discovered back in the 70's when I was hospitalised for nigh on 3 years.  Let's just say [without going into too much graphic detail] that I was invited to the nurses quarters on more than one occasion do a bit of canoodling and get my willy wet.

Yeah, I was such a handsome lad back in the day

BTW, male nurses weren't a thing back then, just female ones... just in case 'that' question came up.

Had a consult with two doctors today. One lung specialist and one heart specialist. Because my portable heart monitor showed a 7 second stoppage between the lower heart valve and the upper (not talking to each other for that period of time) it is recommended that I get a pacemaker, which I probably will. That will happen before I go for the biopsy. Most likely within the next two days.

@DRJBHL...would very much like your opinion on both. You're the man when it comes to this stuff and I trust your opinion. So weigh in when you can.

Again...thanks guys for your support.     

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Sounds like you're in good hands and they're taking good care of you... amazing what technology does these days...

they're good at keeping us ticking and kicking....  

God bless you. I've had a pacemaker for a year and a half now. Mine was needed for bradycardia (slow heart beat). The model I have will last 8 to 10 years, and is being monitored every six months. It adds some hassles going through airport security, but is otherwise not too bad. I do have to take medication once a day to suppress the irregular beats and let the pacemaker do its thing.