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To: ConservativeMind

I had a left lung lobotomy last year due to a cancer mass bigger than a golf ball.

They no longer open the chest cavity from the front.

They now put an inch and a half incision in your back and have a special tool they insert with a camera to remove the lung and staple the bronchial tubes, pulminary artery and vein off with titanium staples.

It’s called VATS, or video assisted thoracic surgery. I was out of the hospital in two days with no medications or restrictions.


5 posted on 02/02/2025 3:26:28 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: tired&retired

LOL... darn spellchecker check changed lobectomy to lobotomy

😁😁😔


6 posted on 02/02/2025 3:27:57 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: tired&retired

I am glad you could get such minimal surgery for a concern like that.

Keyhole surgery is amazing.


7 posted on 02/03/2025 3:10:20 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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