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nikki9

Have been suffering shortness of breath

Asked by nikki9 
16 Feb 2012
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Been to the doctors and I have to go into hospital Monday for lung to be drained has anybody else had this,so scared oc has returned. Thank you lovely ladies in advance nikkix

greybadger
greybadger 
16 Feb 2012
Hi Nikki,
I had to have a lung drained last year. I was actually on chemo at the time, but it had stopped working. They do a ultrasound scan to check where the drain should go in, and mark it, then give you a local to insert the drain. You then have to lay flat to drain the lung. I hope things are not too bad for you. I went into A&E and was admitted as I couldn't breathe at all.
Good luck
Viv

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jeanv
jeanv 
16 Feb 2012
Hi Nikki
I have just recently had a lung drained, not being able to breathe is pretty scarry. Once the drain is in you will feel better. Hope things go OK. Luv Jean

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ScardyCat40
ScardyCat40 
20 Feb 2012
I had a chest drain before I had my hysterectomy last year. It was painful even with a local and they drained off about a litre of fluid and tested for cancer cells so I was diagnosed as Stage 4. I still have a small pleural effusion but its not interfering with my breathing.

I recently had some breathing problems so had to be checked out for a pulmonary embolism which can be a complication of OC and surgery. However the result was negative and thankfully I didn't have a clot.

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nikki9
nikki9 
28 Feb 2012
thank you for all your advice. I have had the pleural effusion and they did a procedure of trying to glue the lung and bag together wso it dosent happen again but only 50% chance of it not coming adrift. I unfortunately have pulmonary embolisms but have injection of clexane every day to prevent clots. Seeing Onc on friday as there is some activity again, wish he was a bit more positive love and hugs to everyonexx

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