Hi Dale- I also had a bronchoscopy, and then a stress test a few weeks later, to test my heart to make sure it was strong enough for having surgery. It’s hard for me to remember because once the appointments started it felt like a whirl wind of appointments. I don’t think they were able to biopsy my nodule because of where it was but they did grab fluids and some lymph nodes to test. Those, thankfully, came back clear. We opted just to go ahead and take it out because it had all the characteristics of adenocarcinoma. They biopsied it after the surgery and it was adenocarcinoma. I have the KRAS12C gene,
My bronchoscopy was fairly quick and easy. They put me under, completed it and I woke up in recovery. Afterward my throat was a little dry for a few days and maybe a little sore for that day. Lots of lukewarm liquids and some soothing throat lozenges helped a lot. Talking a lot seemed to make me hoarse, so I did a lot of nodding or hand gestures for a couple days. Even though I was in that whirlwind and knew I was having a surgery, I felt so much relief because we knew what we were dealing with, we had a plan, and I knew it was going to be taken care of. And, because of the wonderful people on this site, I had a pretty good idea of what I could face afterward as far as pain, recovery, things to do to help recovery, etc. So, I hope you get good news, and I pray for you that everything with you will turn out good!🙏🙏🙏