I had an appointment with Dr. Deogenes De Leon, a Pulmonologist with AdventHealth, after I was first instructed to have a PET scan done by Antholeth Leckie, APRN, a wonderful member of his team. The PET scan was for the pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, and the mass on my lung, that I was diagnosed with nearly 6 weeks prior to my appointment with Dr. De Leon. At my appointment, Dr. De Leon was very kind, patient, thorough, skilled, knowledgeable, and understanding.
Dr. De Leon was everything that I love about the medical team with AdventHealth medical group. If you were not aware, AdventHealth medical group is a Christian medical group. They offer cutting edge medical care, that focuses on treating the whole body and mind. They even provide patients with somebody that can pray with them upon request. Their hospitals are like stepping into a luxury resort and spa, that are THAT beautiful. Their patient health portal is the nicest experience that I've ever had with a medical health portal.
My mother accompanied me to my appointment and Dr. De Leon even went as far as to go through the PET scan, on his computer, frame by frame, while explaining everything that we were seeing at the same time. At my appointment Dr. De Leon first decided that he wanted to do a biopsy on the mass in my lungs, because he felt the rounded shape of the mass was suspicious.
After talking with the doctor who Dr. De Leon wanted to perform the initial biopsy, Dr. De Leon called me back into his office, as he had decided on a change in plans. Once I was back in Dr. De Leon's office, he explained that had spoken to the other doctor, who had told him that the mass in my lung was in a very difficult place to perform a biopsy, and it could be more dangerous to my health for me to go through the biopsy procedure at that time.
Dr. De Leon decided it would best to repeat the PET scan in 3 months, and have a follow up visit with him after I have the PET scan. I was very happy with his decision, and I felt at peace knowing that I was in such very good hands with Dr. De Leon, my Pulmonologist, and with all of the other members of the medical team at AdventHealth who have treated me. Thank you AdventHealth. read more