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Is UT Health in Tyler still recommended without Dr. McShane?

Posted by cilia @cilia, Mar 4 11:38pm

Hi everyone. I have MAC and bronchiectasis, so I was thinking of going to the UT Health clinic in Tyler as I live in Texas.

Unfortunately, I found out Dr. McShane isn't there anymore, so I want to ask y'all if it's still worth going to UT Health in Tyler now since she left or should I try going to another place elsewhere? My lungs are getting worse with time, so I really want to find a good doctor if possible to see if they can help my lungs improve.

Sorry if it's a dumb question. I'm kind of lost and not sure what to do.

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cwal | @cwal | Mar 5 5:46am

No dumb questions here on this site. I do not have personal experience with UT Texas. However, I have seen several people on this site comment that their doctor they see at UT Texas was one they were happy with. Perhaps one of them will notice your question and answer.

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christielynn | @christielynn | Mar 5 6:39am

Baylor in Houston has an excellent pulmonologist, Sunjay Devarajan. Texas is a big state.

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blm1007blm1007 | @blm1007blm1007 | Mar 5 6:30pm

When Dr. McShane left Tyler she recommended a doctor in San Antonio to a gal who had BE, Bronchiectasis, but not MAC, Macrobacterium Avium Complex. I wish I remembered who she was and who the doctor is to give you that information. Not sure, also ,where you are.
I go to Tyler as well as seeing another pulmonologist. Tyler has the second best lab for testing our sputum...NJH is first for sputum testing. Overall if you can it helps to have as many eyes on us as possible, that is what I am doing. So you might try Tyler and make decisions with all you find out. One thing we all have to know and remember is the facilities policy of when and how one can change to another doctor in that facility that is in the same practice. Some will not allow a change when you want to change doctors and how many hours apart you have to wait before seeing the same type of doctor for a consult or visit.

BUT reality if you are able to in view of time, financial and insurance, I would consider going to NJH in Denver for a full workup if you haven't had one to see if there are any underlying concerns contributing to it all, They do a full workup for their patients. The number of tests they can do in one week's visit would take months and months to get done in our local facilities. I went to NJH when I realized my local pulmonologist knew very little, and not truly helpful, with treating me with BE and very happy that I did.
Barbara

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