Guest guest Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Jumping into the middle of this.... My PF was diagnosed using CT scan, PFT's, 6 min. walk-test, and a bronchoscopy lavage, outpatient. I'm told that the samples from this are often too small to give a clear picture to the pathologist, but mine were apparently large enough as they could tell from the samples that I have PF. So, in my case, especially having auto-immune diseases, the less invasive procedure made sense. I went in at 7:30 a.m. and went home late afternoon and had no problems at all. However, I'm not an otherwise healthy person, so the VATS may be the best answer for some. I personally don't think digging into a sick persons lungs is a good idea. That's just MY opinion... Whatever is decided needs to be discussed and researched, and you should always ask the doctor about viable alternatives... Babs in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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