Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 My pulmonologist is already talking about draining my lungs, but I want him to confer with MDACC first, as he is not aware that the SKI could be the culprit. I remember Bobby talking about how painful the procedsuyre was. ______________________ Hi Lottie, I had this procedure years ago in my onc's office.....sat on the table, leaned forward against a support and he numbed between the ribs, made a cut and stuck the needle in and took off about 800mg of fluid. Like a bmb, I think it depends on the experience of the person doing the procedure.....mine was not bad at all. Even Bobby wrote that the procedure itself did not hurt. Bobby, I think that maybe they drew off the fluid too quickly for you, ?? creating a vacuum and that caused all the pain (just like doing a bmb aspiration too quickly hurts, but it is briefer). Another point is that if the drug is causing the pleural effusion, then drawing the fluid off will not resolve the problem and it usually comes right back. Also, going off drug may help get rid of it....but if it is a large amount then they might want to get rid of it faster. I recently had a small PE on Sprycel and OHSU said that most people don't bother to have it removed. Glad you are back on the list. You are always so welcoming to our new cml friends. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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