Re: Re: Hi All - Getting a Biopsy - very nervous

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Terre, i wish you the best on your biopsy-my only advice to you is make sure that the nurses don't touch your boxes or your tubes...leave that to your dr. I had my biopsy 10/23/08-my tubes got infected & my lung collapsed so they did another one on 10/27/08 because of an infection-after that i still wasn't able to breathe so i asked the dr to please open me up again-he did on 11/3 (3 hrs later) one of my honeycombs on my lung had a leak. Then i was finally released from hospital on 11/7 went home for weekend-but because i coughed too hard my lung again collapsed so i back into the hospital on 11/10 & another long stay finally released 11/14 & thankfully out for good. Still n recovery & waiting to be listed-i pray your's goes easier. Just becareful with all the different nurses coming

in & out of your room. Don't be in a hurry to recover take your time & ask the dr for sleeping pills to sleep because the med's will keep u up & with a loss of appetite. It will take time but you will get your appetite back-i promise.

Dot/42/uip 10/08/Sa,Tx

Subject: Re: Hi All - Getting a Biopsy - very nervousTo: Breathe-Support Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 8:32 AM

Hi Dave,I'm also a patient of Dr. Glassberg in Miami. I have been dx with IPF, but when I applied for a drug trial the qualifying doctor said that I didn't have IPF. So, Dr. Glassberg has ordered a biopsy. I have it tomorrow, Friday the 23rd. The surgeon she recommended is Dr. Nguyen. He seems like a good doctor to deal with. He has been very approachable and answered all of my questions so far. I should have some info by Monday as to my experience at U of M.Terre, IPF, 6-08> > >> > > Hi, this is my first post. I am a 43 year old Male in Miami, FL. I> > have been seeing my Pulmonologist for a year now and have had cat scans> > every 3 months, blood tests, PFT - which they said showed normal> > function, Bronchoscopy, a BAL and a hyposensitivity panel that showed> > normal ranges except for Thermoactinomyces Vulgaris score of 26 (normal> > is <13). I do not have any symptoms, maybe just a litle tired. The PF> > was found by accident, had a CT of the abdomen and the radiologist> > reported abnormal appearance of the

lungs could be expression of> > interstitial PR. Pulmonologist is not sure what is causing all the> > inflamation in my lungs and the ground glass opacification in the lower> > lobes. The lung cat scans show no significant change over the year. My> > doctor wants a diagnosis. She sent me to a Lung Sergeon who examined me> > and also wants to do the biopsy. I have a Video-assisted Thoracic> > Surgery(wedge resection)for the biopsy in 2 weeks.> > >> > > Can anyone please give me their thoughts or experience on this> > operation.> > > Thanks, Dave> > >> >>