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Thanks for your reply and thinking to look it up to see what is said as a standard, per the information you found.
It appears it is up to the individual pulmonary doctor and what they prefer to base it on per the patients symptoms, test results etc. etc.
Yes, PFT each visit for me also. Truth is I finally realized that after having had it the only way I knew it was good was because the technician said it was off the scale in the right direction. I realized that the doctor during our visit(s) never indicated one way or another the results of the PFT with me. We have to be so on our toes all the time to ask and ask the questions we need answers to. Some doctors run out of the room when you start asking questions to understand matters etc. etc. and then send in the nurse to answer and take over. Very disappointing and not the same thing as the doctor responding. So many decisions, and sometimes compromises, we have to make for various reasons.
Barbara
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At this point, my CT scans will be every two years unless my situation changes. That's a good thing for me, since on the "off years" they can do my heart CT's (I asked and they cannot be combined 🫤)
My PFT's are checked at every visit too.
The only thing lacking at this point are 3 sputum samples good enough to culture, I could only produce one and it was negative - will try again when I get back to MN.