Had the appt with a thoracic surgeon today. He was very open, honest and answered all of our questions. Long story short, he did not recommend pleurodesis because of the amount of fluid still on the lung after having the pleurx catheter in place since Dec 2019. He recommended the Mayo Clinic and consulting my primary med team upon returning to our home state. Nor did he recommend lung surgery because, in his words, you have beat the odds already, are doing great, so why take a chance of not getting off the operating table alive. Keep doing what you are doing!!! We were pleased with the consult.