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Increasing pain over time after Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 14 1:42pm | Replies (42)
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A couple times the deep breath pain about knocked me over. After the thoracentesis I could breath better and felt better. My fluid did return so after awhile I had some of the same problems but it was very gradual, it is hard to quantify when it happened and pain level change. So you'll have to see what the Pulmonologist can schedule. For me, it only took a couple days to schedule and complete the procedure. They test the fluid for alot of things and test results trickle in over the following week. Keep us updated. Sorry you had to postpone your trip to Italy. Mayo is a nice place, but expect Italy for a month would be much preferred over the Gonda Building 18th floor.

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vic83 | @vic83 | Oct 31, 2022

Thanks again for your insight. Did you have both lungs or just one lung involved and was it the surgical lung? What about your oxygen levels? Mine drop below 88 with moderate exercise.
And you said you can breathe normally now? I have been compensating for so long I don't remember normal. I am not sure what I should realistically expect.
My whole story started a year ago with mild shortness of breath: (Nov) bad CT & PET scans, (Dec) angiogram & blockage, VAT surgery, (Feb) Covid, (April ) Stent , cardio rehab , BPPV issue (May), Inflammatory arthritis (Aug) Covid again (Oct) Significant increase shortness of breath, pain with deep breath, new side pain, ER-CT shows pleural effusion, high inflammation markers.

I call Mayo Rochester my winter vacation -IT IS SOUTH of Twin Cities. And nice view from the 18th floor. But my friend's home has a view of the Mediterranean. I did rebook for January, and I got a better flight at least. Now Mayo please fix me.
Local Rheumatologist does not think it is autoimmune, but gave me 6-day MethylPREDNISolone last Friday and it is not doing anything.

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