Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 marianne glad you are doing well would you like to meet for lunch or dinner? someplace along route 1 between Langhorne and New Brunswick? Lawrenceville, Trenton or Quakerbridge? Pink Joyce R (IPF 3/06) IFA 5/09 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 Inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: VATSTo: Breathe-Support Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 9:34 AM Stefani,I just had VATS on 7/22. I was only in the hospital overnight. It went well- I don't have much pain at all, I only use pain meds to sleep because if I don't I'll roll over on my right side where incisions are and THAT hurts and will wake me up. I'll be going back to work on Tuesday and am feeling really good, especially since starting O2 at night. My pulmo dude is setting me up with O2 for exertion so I can start exercising again. I know some people don't do as well as I did but keep a positive attitude and you'll be fine. Good luck!nne, 55, ILD 6/09>> Well, I have made a decision to go in for the VATS biopsy here in Salt Lake City. I would have preferred at National Jewish in Denver because I felt so human there. Not just an experiment or disease of interest. I have made this decision after some discussion with National Jewish personnel and my family. The decision was made because my current pulmonologist (pulmo-dude) is reserving treatment until a more positive diagnosis can be made (which is what National Jewish was going to do as well... INDICATIONS are cellular NSIP) and biopsy is only way to increase confidence in that observation. As to Salt Lake City, well a VATS biopsy procedure is not something to sneeze at. First there is the 3 days post-op in the hospital. It takes 6 weeks to recover relatively fully from the surgery and probably a full 6 months after that until I am totally "up to snuff". I meet with the thoracic surgeon August 6, after I get back from Minnesota. I also start pulmonary rehab that week. I am hoping to get at least 4 weeks of rehab prior to the surgery and reserve the other 4 weeks paid for by insurance after I recover from the biopsy. I am posting this because I am a little anxious about the whole thing, but I want to have a degree of confidence in what I am dealing with and what I may expect in coping treatments in the future.> > Stefani> ILD 2/2006, NSIP (cellular) 6/2009, Diabetes II 2/2006, Sleep Apnea 4/2009> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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