My Life With a Pulmonary Sequestration: August 2010

What is a Pulmonary Sequestration?

A pulmonary sequestration, also known as a bronchopulmonary sequestration or a cystic lung lesion, is a medical condition where a piece of tissue that develops into lung tissue is not attached to the pulmonary blood supply and does not communicate with the other lung tissue. Often it gets its blood supply from the thoracic aorta. Communication is a medical phrase indicating that it is not connected to the standard bronchial airways and that it performs no function in respiration.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_sequestration

Friday, August 6, 2010

My CT Scan

Well, I had my pre-op CT Scan. Here you can see where the sequestration is on the left side. I have an appointment with the surgeon next week to start planning the surgery.