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re: Lung biopsy...Anyone ever had this done and wanna share your experience?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:06 pm to stout
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:06 pm to stout
Yeah they are really small, not growing just moving. Doctor said they would likely not even show on a regular x ray.
Doctor really isnt pushing biopsy. Says I'm in between, "purgatory" is the word he used.
The Ct scans only answers so much next is biopsy. To truly find out, or rule out, etc
Doctor really isnt pushing biopsy. Says I'm in between, "purgatory" is the word he used.
The Ct scans only answers so much next is biopsy. To truly find out, or rule out, etc
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 7:09 pm
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Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:09 pm to tankyank13
Hope they figure it out and I wish you the best
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:12 pm to tankyank13
May check to see if it could be sarcoidosis. Biopsy will tell you.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:14 pm to tankyank13
I had a VATS procedure to remove tumors in my lungs - secondary cancer site. Surgery and recovery weren't horrible and I'm glad I elected to do it. MDA is the best around.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:15 pm to Radiojones
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have a lung biopsy a bout 4 years ago. They cut three holes through my back and took out pieces to test for Sarcoidosis.
What did it end up being?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:17 pm to tankyank13
COP/BOOP
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:22 pm to tankyank13
Could you get a bronchoscopy with biopsy instead of a VATS? Basically the pulmonary equivalent of a colon polyp biopsy via colonoscopy instead of an open biopsy.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:24 pm to tankyank13
quote:I had an X-ray, CT scan and like 3 different blood test over a period of about 6-8 month period... I had been having trouble with my lungs and didn't know why. I have never smoked a cigarette in my entire life, not a single drag. 33 years old and other wise health.
What did it end up being?
So finally after the CT scan that showed a bunch of inflammation they decided to go in with a camera scope deal and get a small biopsy and test it. What it seemed was that they were maybe leaning towards some type of fungus.... went in about 4 weeks after the CT scan and sort of unfortunately I had started to do better, the best I had been in 6 months... well with the biopsy they had to grow cultures or something that took about 4-6 weeks for results...
All results came back completely negative... they wanted to do another CT scan and I just canceled it and quit going.
This was last year. I kept getting progressively better and a month or two after I was back 100% and haven't had a single lung issue since.
fricking bizarre.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:27 pm to Ric Flair
quote:this is what I had, they went through my nose.
bronchoscopy with biopsy i
I had it done at UMC in Nola
Posted on 6/13/17 at 7:29 pm to Ric Flair
Ric Flair
We didn't delve that far into other options and he really didn't offer any alternatives. But what I gathered from him is going the most invasive way will provide the best sample(s) and provide the best picture as to what it is and also how to treat it.
Will definitely inquire about that though, thanks
We didn't delve that far into other options and he really didn't offer any alternatives. But what I gathered from him is going the most invasive way will provide the best sample(s) and provide the best picture as to what it is and also how to treat it.
Will definitely inquire about that though, thanks
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:06 pm to tankyank13
It definitely gives the best sample and best chance of getting a definitive diagnosis. Just a lot more invasive. If you're doing okay clinically, I would probably try the bronch bx first, and if that is nondiagnostic, move on to the VATS.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:30 pm to GreasyCracklin
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They go in through your butt hole.
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I lol'd.
[quote]GreasyCracklin[quote]
Well, that all pretty much checks out....
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:37 pm to tankyank13
AIDS
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:40 pm to tankyank13
Would consider VATS lung biopsy. Could be something like BOOP or bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia. Same as COP or cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. BOOP/COP can have migratory nodules. Sarcoid could also have similar appearance.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:41 pm to stout
Sorry to hear about your dad.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:53 pm to tankyank13
Did they do a CEA blood test? Its a tumor marker that can be elevated in lung cancers. I recommend asking about it at least for a baseline. Good luck.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:58 pm to SuperSaint
So they found no trace of sarcoidosis?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:59 pm to tankyank13
BOOP as some have mentioned is a possibility if Bronchoscopy didn't yield much. Have they tried steroids? Did you improve for a short time?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:01 pm to MBclass83
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Did they do a CEA blood test?
No. Have had CBC, sedimentation rate, c reactive protein and lung function test. All which are normal
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:14 pm to CamdenTiger
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BOOP as some have mentioned is a possibility if Bronchoscopy didn't yield much. Have they tried steroids? Did you improve for a short time?
Haven't done any procedures yet. Just CT scans which which show some stationary nodules and some migratory ones.
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