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  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #22
    Did you talk to them about a

    Did you talk to them about a permanent drain. I am going to push for a permanent drain if it comes back fast. I will have no problems doing it myself. Had to do it on a lung pleura drain for 4 weeks last summer.

  • Cathleen Mary
    Cathleen Mary Member Posts: 827 Member
    #23
    janderson1964 said:

    Did you talk to them about a

    Did you talk to them about a permanent drain. I am going to push for a permanent drain if it comes back fast. I will have no problems doing it myself. Had to do it on a lung pleura drain for 4 weeks last summer.

     Praying a permanent drain

     Praying a permanent drain won't be necessary.  You have been through so much. Thinking of you.

     CM

  • UncleBuddy
    UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
    #24
    Thinking of you!

    I hope you won't need a permanent drain.

    Thats a lot of fluid, wow!

    You're in my thoughts and prayers.

    Lin

  • Phil64
    Phil64 Member Posts: 838 Member
    #25
    janderson1964 said:

    Did you talk to them about a

    Did you talk to them about a permanent drain. I am going to push for a permanent drain if it comes back fast. I will have no problems doing it myself. Had to do it on a lung pleura drain for 4 weeks last summer.

    Glad to hear anout the

    Glad to hear anout the successful procedure.

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #26
    UncleBuddy said:

    Thinking of you!

    I hope you won't need a permanent drain.

    Thats a lot of fluid, wow!

    You're in my thoughts and prayers.

    Lin

    No to permanent drain. Too

    No to permanent drain. Too risky for infection. So I will continue to get it drained as needed which looks like at least every 2 weeks since I am full again and it has only been a week since last drain. Oh well. Just one more thing to do. At least my oncologist is still watching out for my long term survival.

  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member
    #27
    janderson1964 said:

    No to permanent drain. Too

    No to permanent drain. Too risky for infection. So I will continue to get it drained as needed which looks like at least every 2 weeks since I am full again and it has only been a week since last drain. Oh well. Just one more thing to do. At least my oncologist is still watching out for my long term survival.

    Just one more thing to do

    I am sorry that you have to even do that, but, you do what you have to do. 

    Your Oncologist does sound like she/he is on the ball, and that makes me happy.

    Thanks for the update, Jeff. 

    Sue - Trurbit

  • JanJan63
    JanJan63 Member Posts: 2,478 Member
    #28
    Trubrit said:

    Just one more thing to do

    I am sorry that you have to even do that, but, you do what you have to do. 

    Your Oncologist does sound like she/he is on the ball, and that makes me happy.

    Thanks for the update, Jeff. 

    Sue - Trurbit

    I hope they can get on

    I hope they can get on figuring out a way to stop this from happening. The little extras with cancer can be the worst part of having it. Keep up the good fight! My thoughts are with you.

    Jan

  • danker
    danker Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #29
    Janderson

    Mat it go the very best for  you!!!

  • Steve444
    Steve444 Member Posts: 105 Member
    #30
    janderson1964 said:

    No to permanent drain. Too

    No to permanent drain. Too risky for infection. So I will continue to get it drained as needed which looks like at least every 2 weeks since I am full again and it has only been a week since last drain. Oh well. Just one more thing to do. At least my oncologist is still watching out for my long term survival.

    Infection risk

    I was told the same thing.  I went into get drained again today.  They were able to pull out another 4.5 liters from my abdomen.  There are apparently some other pockets as well including around my liver that they didn't go after.  It is a shame that we are filling back up so quickly.

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