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Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Aug 18 '16, 10:18

the first issue is getting her to stop bleeding in that lung. The mass is blocking the vessel that is bleeding, so they can't get to it to seal it off. They are going to be radiating it to try to shrink the mass enough that they can cauterize the bleeder. Meanwhile, she may be getting some transfusions every few days because of the amount of blood she is losing.

Once they stop the bleed, then comes the whole next step of figuring out the best plan of attack, if there even is one, for the mass, which is a significant portion of her right lung.

Because of 40+ years of smoking, they are concerned if they remove the whole lung, her remaining lung will not be strong enough to support her on its own.

Not to mention, that is assuming the mass is contained only in the lung, and that it has not branched out anywhere else.

She is likely gonna be in there for a while.

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Dude, I'm so sorry. She's up at Northwestern right? - spamlet Aug 18, 10:20 4
- and thank you, but we are just kind of in a holding pattern now.... - groiny Aug 18, 10:22
- Rush Univ. -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 10:21 2
  - At least that's a lot closer and it's a fantastic facility. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 10:31 1
    - yeah, they took her there yesterday, a nice 2 hour ambulance ride. - groiny Aug 18, 10:32

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