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Question regarding lung surgery
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 9, 2021 | Replies (60)Comment receiving replies
I am actually a patient of NJH and have had two lung surgeries during my first infection. My pulmonologist felt is was drastic as well and I have to admit that I became disease free for a few months but was reinfected......So now I am going down new antibiotics again. My advice would be no surgery if you are free at this time and experiencing symtoms. Let me know who your Dr. is..
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@dmarks, I hope that you do go to the Mayo in Az. I would be VERY curious about what they say about the lobectomies. You may have had severe enough damage to have needed that done. Do you also have bronchiectasis?
@dmarks Thank you for this invaluable information! My doctor at NJH is Dr. Huitt whom I respect but am glad that I have two opinions. I just spoke with her via phone again after she reviewed my last CT Scan and she did not mention the surgery. One lesion has shrunk and bit while the other remains the same. I am waiting for certain at this point.
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NJH is a great place with great Dr.'s .. however their approach can seem drastic to others. Their philosophy is to get rid of areas that may harbor a reinfection if that makes sense. I am not sure what the statistics are around this approach....