Hello to all of my dear friends,
Well I had my lung biopsy yesterday. Unfortunately it was very small and in a difficult spot for them to reach. To have the best shot they had to lay me on my stomach and go through my back. The lesion was located in front of my scapula (shoulder blade) which made the procedure quite challenging. My blood pressure, which always runs low, was too low for them to give me the usual pain meds, so they gave me a mild dose of something else and a lot of local anesthesia. It was tolerable and after quite some time, and approximately 10 samples later I was done. They did puncture my lung again, but after observing me for several hours they allowed us to go home. The radiologist that did the procedure felt that the lesion had been there a long time, and did not feel it was anything. So after getting our hopes up my Pulmonary doctor phoned me this morning to let us know that the sample was inconclusive. Which means they didn't hit the lesion. The radiologist was concerned this might happen, but felt he got a sample. So now the next step will be for me to see a Thoracic surgeon, and they will do surgery to remove the lesion. They are able to make a small incision and go in with a scope with video to remove the area and get us a diagnosis. This was not the news we had hoped for today, but we must roll with the punches, get back up, and continue to fight. I will do just that. Once again thank you for all of the prayers, cards, e-mails, phone calls, and gifts that I have received. The generosity is so overwhelming to me that I don't have the words to express my gratitude. It leaves me speechless. Which most of you know if very rare for me!!!!! Once again keep the prayers coming, and I promise to be strong, and face the challenge ahead.
God Bless You All,
Trish
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