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Increasing pain over time after Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 14 1:42pm | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
If I recall correctly, my deep breath pain was severe for only a couple days and was milder before and after. I don't know why but think once the lung became accustomed to the extra fluid it hurt less, or maybe the amount fluctuates. Once fluid was removed it felt much better.
For you. too bad the records and images are not totally available to either location. Seems all my routine Allina stuff can be seen on my Mayo portal. Can't remember if my Allina doctor could see my Mayo CT . Anyway, he looked at a Mayo radiology report.
I'm not sure how that all happens but was surprised at what is all on the Mayo portal. ( even my local Walgreens covid booster shows up in their portal)
At one point, I asked Mayo for CT images and they gave me a CD. Diagnostic medical imaging studies are stored and viewed in a specific format called DICOM. Files sizes are really huge and are not as easy to download through the web.
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Hi StanKent - well here is an update.
Your deep breath info is correct diagnosis "Pleural Effusion" . So I should change the topic to " Lung Pleural Effusion after surgery"
I talked to Mayo Pulmonologist on Friday but I had no pain at the time so he thought it would resolve itself. (I experienced three days of no pain following the injection of methylPREDNISolone in the ER at time CT scan to avoid reaction to the contrast).
But naturally on Saturday the pain started again right side and in the right lung (the first jab was like an electric bolt). So, I am careful how I breathe and move. It was maybe worse the first day and sometimes in the morning. But I am tired and have increased shortness of breath. Today I saw my Primary who ran some inflammation marker tests (ESR and CRP) and they came back elevated. He referred me back to my Mayo Pulmonologist. Getting his attention is not easy so I have to wait. I have given up hope of going on my trip. The travel is always 22 hours door to door and one has to be in good form. I felt incredibly good the night after the methyLPREDNISolone so I realize I am not in good form now
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Your deep breath pain history is interesting to know. I am still better and just had a walk to test myself. I know I have shortness of breath under exertion, but I can walk normally just fine. I am leaving in 18 days for a month. It is just the airplane trip stress otherwise I will be comfortable staying with friends in Italy
I am at Allina too and have connected MyChart Allina to Mayo. From what I understand, Doctors use EPIC system, and it depends how it is set up. And they have to specifically look for reports. Also, Mayo wants actual scans and x-rays.
The Covid vaccine and test information I understand is sent to the Minnesota database so other medical institutions have access to it. In fact, when I had Covid in August, Mayo called me to offer me treatment because I was a Mayo patient, and they had scored me as high risk.
I had VAT surgery with cancer removed last December and then had cardiac stent done in April. Therefore, I was on Plavix and could not take Paxlovid and needed alternative treatment which Mayo provided promptly.