Guest guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 how old are you? it sounds like you & i had the same probs w/vats....i too almost..really died..4 surgeries in 25 days...i'm 42 dot/uip10/08/42/sa,tx Subject: Re: lung biopsyTo: Breathe-Support Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 5:03 PM I had the biopsy and almost died. I strongly urge you not to do it. I am currently being evaluated for a transplant and my pulmo-dude there says that once fibrosis is confirmed through scan and bronch, there is no good reason to have it. Seriously, I was in the hosp. for 2 months, had another surgury to try to seal the leak from the biopsy surgury, had 5 collapsed lungs and 5 chest tubes. Fibrotic lungs do not tolerate surgery well. They dont heal or seal correctly. When I went in, I only needed oxygen for exertion. Now I need 6 liters resting and 12+ liters walking around. It is as if I was time traveled past my early progression to what the doctor says is extremely poor condition. I am lucky that I am young and healthy enough to get the transplant. Otherwise, I feel like they stole the last year or two of functionality from me. Please think twice before letting them do it.> > > > Subject: lung biopsy> To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. com> Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 10:38 AM> > > Â > > > > Hi everyone,> Just wondering how many of you have had a lung biopsy. They asked me at U of Chicago and I said yes but all I had done was a bronchoscope where they took out some tissue through that. I never had an actual surgery and after reading all the posts the past two weeks I realize that perhaps what I had done was not really considered a lung biopsy. Did most of you have the surgery?> > Patti> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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