Thanks for all your wonderful thoughts and prayers.

I had the procedure Thursday and came home yesterday afternoon. I feel pretty good.

The procedure was an embolization of the pulmonary artery (similar technique to an angiography).

I was awake but sedated. I don't remember too much except the IR docs saying about nine times, Hold your breath, hold it, hold it, hold it, ... breath, while one of them was running behind the glass enclosure to take a still photo of the screens showing floroscopy highlighting my lung arteries and vessels. They used stainless steel coils to block the bulging sack in the lung vessel. It was in the area of the RFA (and prior wedge resection). The procedure took 2 hours. The IR docs said it went really well.

The bulging sack in the vessel appears to be the source of the bleeding. I haven't coughed up any blood in two weeks and hope it won't happen again. But I still have to take the anti-fungal mediation voriconazole because it appears the aspergilloma is still there. I'm scheduled for another CT scan at the end of June which both the pulmonologist who prescribed the meds and the IR guy will review to see how the lung is doing.

It seems that there's still no sign of cancer in the lung since the RFA in August. And that's the best part.

Love you all

Joan

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Joan-

I am so glad it went well. I am sure it was stressful in the pre/post procedure times so I am glad your doctor was encouraging...and the best news is no sign of nasty cancer!

I was just about to post that I was thinking about you and got to the end of the string with your update. I hope you feel well and that the anti-fungal medicine is not unpleasant.

Thinking about you and sending you healing, peaceful thoughts!

Maureen

I am happy things went well and that there was no sign of cancer. I hope you are feling bettter soon.

Joan,

I am sending you a big hug and I am joining the prayers to bring you wellbeing again.

Paty

please keep us updated and sending lots of hugs, positive thoughts and prayers!