I just wanted to let everyone know my dad was put in ICU today. He's been having trouble breathing for a few weeks and has been put on oxygen and steroids. The oncologist said it was a side effect of his radiation. Apparently 6-8 months after radiation...you can get something called radiation pneumonitis.....like pneumonia without the infection. Well...today he's been having more trouble breathing so my mom took him to the ER. They put him on CPAP...a respiratory support machine that pushes air into his lungs. They think he either has pneumonia or a mucus plug in his lungs. They're going to do a bronchoscopy tomorrow to see if there's a plug. They'll
have to intubate him (put him on the ventilator) for the procedure...so pray he's able to get off easily since he has a low working lung percentage. Pray it's just a mucus plug that can easily be removed and that he can come home soon.
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