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My daughter was taken to theatre at 0815 today to have a slow growing carcinoma removed from one of her lungs. At her pre-op last week, it was explained to her that they hoped to do this by VATS, which is less invasive, but she also had to be prepared for them to have to go in through her back, spreading her ribs to get to the lung. Anyone have any experience of either op and how long they take to perform? I'm not panicking or anything but i will feel more relaxed if i have some sort of idea how long she will be in theatre.
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It is a common and well tried procedure.
VATS is a non invasive procedure which is much less traumatic to the patient but may have the disadvantage of limited operative vision and if this is the case, then VATS is abandoned and the chest is opened to improve the exposure.
Time in theatre? Depends on which approach is needed........could be anything fro 2-3 hours.
No, I haven't had personal experience.
VATS is a non invasive procedure which is much less traumatic to the patient but may have the disadvantage of limited operative vision and if this is the case, then VATS is abandoned and the chest is opened to improve the exposure.
Time in theatre? Depends on which approach is needed........could be anything fro 2-3 hours.
No, I haven't had personal experience.
Thanks, all. Good job she was first in the queue. Obviously i've told her not to bother trying to contact me until she is fully compos mentis (sometime tomorrow, no doubt) and i will be informed when she comes out of surgery - just as long as my ex (her mother) remembers to inform my other daughters.
Just been informed that my daughter's partner has been told he may as well go and grab a bite to eat instead of waiting in the 'family' room as "it will be a while, yet." Sounds, maybe, as if they tried the VATS but have had to go for plan B. Which probably means that she will have to spend more time away from her kids:-(
Ken, I'm not all that knowledgeable about VATS but we get a lot of referrals come our way from the Cardiothoracic Team for consideration of adjuvant chemo post VATS lobectomy.
What I will say is if she's offered adjuvant chemo she should take it. Lung cancers have a habit of relapsing in patients who decline chemo.
What I will say is if she's offered adjuvant chemo she should take it. Lung cancers have a habit of relapsing in patients who decline chemo.
Once again, thanks for your thoughts everyone. I won't bore you all to death with regular updates. But i will leave you all with this last one; The operation took a bit longer than was anticipated but it would appear that they have managed to remove the carcinoma (and a section of her lung) in it's entirety. Ever since the blasted thing showed up on her x-ray, we have been hoping for 'best case scenario' and, while our hopes haven't always been realised, i am more than hopeful that they have today.
Lady CG; we have already discussed chemo and she says that she will follow whatever recommendation the consultant makes. Sensible girl - takes after her dad, of course:-)
Lady CG; we have already discussed chemo and she says that she will follow whatever recommendation the consultant makes. Sensible girl - takes after her dad, of course:-)
