Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 exactly skip ________________________________ From: " nchando@... " <nchando@...> Sent: Sun, January 24, 2010 10:47:50 AM Subject: [ ] pleural effusion/lung  One correction: Someone asked if a thoracentesis is when they stick a needle in your lung to draw out fluid. The needle doesn't go into the lung. It goes into the pleural cavity which surrounds the lung. I have had many thoracentesis procedures for pleural effusions when I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago. They were not painful, but certainly not something I'd ever want to do again. in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Funny, everyone says that a thoracentesis is not painful.. Well, mine sure was. The dr. put in the needle and left the room, never to be seen again, and left two nurses there. The more fluid they took out the more painful it was, i finally made them stop before the procedure was done, I could not stand the pain. I don't know why it hurt, but they gave me pain meds immediately. and so far as I know, I am the only one that had pain with this procedure, that is weird! a ( Bobby ) Doyle, dob 12/17/29 Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 5/1995 Interferon 9 weeks/Hydroxyurea 5 years o2/2000 to 06/2002 Gleevec trial, OHSU 06/2002 Gleevec/Trisenox Trial, OHSU 06/2003 Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial, OHSU 04/2004 Sprycel Trial, MDACC, CCR in 10 months 04/2008 XL228 Trial, U of Mich. PCR 5.69 04/2009 Ariad Trial AP24534 09/2009 PCR 0.017 #840 Zavie's Zero Club From: nchando@... <nchando@...> Subject: [ ] pleural effusion/lung Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9:47 AM  One correction: Someone asked if a thoracentesis is when they stick a needle in your lung to draw out fluid. The needle doesn't go into the lung. It goes into the pleural cavity which surrounds the lung. I have had many thoracentesis procedures for pleural effusions when I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago. They were not painful, but certainly not something I'd ever want to do again. in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 No Bobby I had pain also. I did not have pain meds because they rushed me right in to have it done. Just a little local where they stuck the HUGE needle in me. At least it looked HUGE to me!!! And my husband was right there with me holding my hand. I had too sit up and bend over as they stuck it in my back, I would almost say it was worst then the BMA.---well maybe not. But it was very painful!!!!! Sharon T _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of ROBERTA DOYLE Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [ ] pleural effusion/lung Funny, everyone says that a thoracentesis is not painful.. Well, mine sure was. The dr. put in the needle and left the room, never to be seen again, and left two nurses there. The more fluid they took out the more painful it was, i finally made them stop before the procedure was done, I could not stand the pain. I don't know why it hurt, but they gave me pain meds immediately. and so far as I know, I am the only one that had pain with this procedure, that is weird! a ( Bobby ) Doyle, dob 12/17/29 Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 5/1995 Interferon 9 weeks/Hydroxyurea 5 years o2/2000 to 06/2002 Gleevec trial, OHSU 06/2002 Gleevec/Trisenox Trial, OHSU 06/2003 Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial, OHSU 04/2004 Sprycel Trial, MDACC, CCR in 10 months 04/2008 XL228 Trial, U of Mich. PCR 5.69 04/2009 Ariad Trial AP24534 09/2009 PCR 0.017 #840 Zavie's Zero Club From: nchandoaol (DOT) <mailto:nchando%40aol.com> com <nchandoaol (DOT) <mailto:nchando%40aol.com> com> Subject: [ ] pleural effusion/lung groups (DOT) <mailto:%40> com Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9:47 AM One correction: Someone asked if a thoracentesis is when they stick a needle in your lung to draw out fluid. The needle doesn't go into the lung. It goes into the pleural cavity which surrounds the lung. I have had many thoracentesis procedures for pleural effusions when I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago. They were not painful, but certainly not something I'd ever want to do again. in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 But the weird thing is, it wasn't the needle that hurt, it was the fluid leaving the body that hurt!! a ( Bobby ) Doyle, dob 12/17/29 Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 5/1995 Interferon 9 weeks/Hydroxyurea 5 years o2/2000 to 06/2002 Gleevec trial, OHSU 06/2002 Gleevec/Trisenox Trial, OHSU 06/2003 Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial, OHSU 04/2004 Sprycel Trial, MDACC, CCR in 10 months 04/2008 XL228 Trial, U of Mich. PCR 5.69 04/2009 Ariad Trial AP24534 09/2009 PCR 0.017 #840 Zavie's Zero Club From: nchandoaol (DOT) <mailto:nchando% 40aol.com> com <nchandoaol (DOT) <mailto:nchando% 40aol.com> com> Subject: [ ] pleural effusion/lung groups (DOT) <mailto:% 40groups. com> com Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9:47 AM One correction: Someone asked if a thoracentesis is when they stick a needle in your lung to draw out fluid. The needle doesn't go into the lung. It goes into the pleural cavity which surrounds the lung. I have had many thoracentesis procedures for pleural effusions when I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago. They were not painful, but certainly not something I'd ever want to do again. in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I guess a diuretic wouldn't do the trick? Excuse me if that is a dumb question! On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:47 AM, <nchando@...> wrote: > > > One correction: > Someone asked if a thoracentesis is when they stick a needle in your lung > to draw out fluid. The needle doesn't go into the lung. It goes into the > pleural cavity which surrounds the lung. I have had many thoracentesis > procedures for pleural effusions when I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago. > They > were not painful, but certainly not something I'd ever want to do again. > in NY > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yeah u r right! I remember holding my breath! Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T [ ] pleural effusion/lung groups (DOT) <mailto:% 40groups. com> com Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9:47 AM One correction: Someone asked if a thoracentesis is when they stick a needle in your lung to draw out fluid. The needle doesn't go into the lung. It goes into the pleural cavity which surrounds the lung. I have had many thoracentesis procedures for pleural effusions when I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago. They were not painful, but certainly not something I'd ever want to do again. in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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