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To: tired&retired

Here’s hoping it gets under control for you-

I went through a scare awhile back- I got pneumonia once, had spots on the lung after the pneumonia cleared- doc though it was cancer- and was scheduled for 1/3 of lung to be removed and was like 3 days aWay from the operation- i got nervous, asked for a biopsi first- they took several and didn’t see cancer- but didn’t know what the cause for the spots were- they eventually subsided- Still don’t know what it was- did eventually develop COPD and emphysema- both somewhat mild- don’t need oxygen=- but limits what i can do- but very very thankful the spots were not cancer-


6 posted on 10/12/2023 10:08:53 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434

Yours could have been sarcoidosis.

I’ve had the biopsy and Pet Scan confirm it.

Going under the knife in a week.

I have the best thoracic surgeon and he’s doing a minimally invasive laproscopic lobectomy. He actually invented the technique in 1999. Should be home in two days.

🙏


7 posted on 10/12/2023 10:57:58 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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