Does anyone here know anything about a VATS procedure?

DebbyM
DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
in Breast Cancer #1

We've got a friend that might have to have this as it is suppose to be less evasive for lung cancer surgery.  Is this true or does anyone know anything about it?

Thanks, Debby

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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #2
    I don't know anything about

    I don't know anything about it Debby..sorry.  I hope your friend will be ok.

    Sue

  • SIROD
    SIROD Member Posts: 2,194 Member
    #3
    VATS Procedure

    I had a VATS procedure and so didn't JamieW.  

    Mine was to figure out if the tumors in both lungs, pleura along with a pleura effusion was a recurrence of my breast cancer or was it lung cancer.  I had been NED for 8 years and after such a long time, the oncologist wanted the VATS (Video Assisted  thoracoscopic  Surgery).  I had a ct scan and a PET scan prior too.

    It is usally an overnight hospital stay.  They enter between the ribs and with a camera, pluck out samples of tumors.  In my case they could still see that they were ER+ and HER2- after they were sent to the lab.

    The effusion was drained until it was time to go home and they cut out the contraption that was emptying the pleura.

    Here is a place your friend can read about it:  http://www.mayoclinic.org/video-assisted-thoracic-surgery/

    I didn't find it bad.  After surgery you don't feel that good.  The next day, I was ready to go home.  I took Saturday off and Sunday & Monday were my weekend so to speak and I was back to work on Tuesday.

    If I can answer anything more specifics, please ask me.  

    Best wishes to your friend Debby,

    Doris

  • cinnamonsmile
    cinnamonsmile Member Posts: 1,187 Member
    #4
    There are discussion boards

    There are discussion boards on here for lung cancer. Maybe they can help you out over there? Just  thought. I wish your friend the best.

  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #5
    cinnamonsmile said:

    There are discussion boards

    There are discussion boards on here for lung cancer. Maybe they can help you out over there? Just  thought. I wish your friend the best.

    Thank you so much for this

    Thank you so much for this information and help.  She's scheduled to have a bronchoscopy.  I will check out the lung cancer board too.  I should have said that she is a bc survivor and they are not sure yet if this is mets to the lungs from bc or lung cancer.  I think the bronchoscopy is suppose to tell that as they take biopsy's. 

    Debby

  • SIROD
    SIROD Member Posts: 2,194 Member
    #6
    DebbyM said:

    Thank you so much for this

    Thank you so much for this information and help.  She's scheduled to have a bronchoscopy.  I will check out the lung cancer board too.  I should have said that she is a bc survivor and they are not sure yet if this is mets to the lungs from bc or lung cancer.  I think the bronchoscopy is suppose to tell that as they take biopsy's. 

    Debby

    Bronchoscopy

    I had both too, Debby at the same surgery.  I hope it is nothing but between the two, lung cancer or bc mets to lung, I was very happy mine was bc.   Though I had wished they were wrong, wrong, wrong but ct scan and PET scan don't lie.

    Please give me an update on your friend.

    Best,

    Doris

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