by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
A couple of days after the emergency surgery on 1/30/2010 to literally save my life, one of my infectious disease doctors (I had 5) asked me what I thought happened. I told her that I thought it was a “Perfect Storm” of sorts and she agreed. You may ask,...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
This portrait of Steph by her mother Liz is reproduced here as one of only three recorded cases we currently know of where a healthy person has been struck down with invasive aspergillosis after an accidental exposure. We do not know if Steph accidentally inhaled a...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
I was diagnosed back in 2006 with Invasive Aspergillosis in both the upper lobes of my lungs. I have been on and off several different Anti-Fungal’s over the last 4 years. I am currently on Noxafil after my doctor’s consulted with Dr, Denning, after a very...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
I was 10 yrs of age with asthma, not as bad as my brother, but parents sent me to asthma clinic in switzerland. our clothes kept in damp cellar. came home after 6 weeks,having lost 2 stone (28 lbs). mum took me to gp who said “dont fuss”. Mum then took me...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
March 2009 A case of surgical removal of an aspergilloma. History Treatment Considering operation Operation Post Operation 1. HistoryIn 1974, I was diagnosed with a large pneumathorax, a collapsed right lung. Attempts to inflate it failed and after several weeks in...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
I am 71 years old and have had problems with my lungs since I was 15. My first experience, when I was 15, was spontaneous pneumothorax. I had several partial collapses, mostly of my right lung. At the age of 18 I was treated by having olive oil injected into the...