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Fluid build up in the lung cavity
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 11 12:48pm | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
@mally007, welcome to Mayo Connect. That had to be a hard time for you. I had a surgical drain for 10 days (for breast cancer), and I was so happy when it was removed. You're a trooper caring for the catheters for that long. We do what we have to do, but I'm sure you are thankful to be past that. Do you know what finally caused the decrease in fluid? How long ago were you diagnosed, and with which type of lung cancer?
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Sorry you had to experience that as well. I was diagnosed at the end of January 2020. I am ALK+. I am so thankful that they figured out how someone can do the draining at home. My right catheter was placed before covid and my left one was placed after covid. It helped in not having to have to go in for a thoracentesis every other week during covid too. My pulmonologist didn't have an answer for why I had the fluid for so long. He told me everyone is different and will react to treatments differently.