Hi csherry06, I am so sorry this is happening to you. So many people here can relate. It IS like a bad dream, living nightmare that you wake up to every morning. Congrats on making it to 70. I am 71 end of the month.
I've had 4 bronchoscopies over the last 25 years. It is not difficult at all. You will check into the pre-op and it is like most any other hospital procedure. They will prep you in pre-op and you will have to "smoke" the peace pipe which is a lidocaine vaporizer of some sort. Then they will wheel you into a cold room where they do the bronchoscopy. You will most likely be under for the whole procedure. Then they roll you out to recovery like usual procedure. The only problem I had with the last brocho was I had very sore throat for a few days. Very doable especially since you have no other health problems. I wish you best of luck on your treatments. < 3 < 3 < 3