Thoracenticis-Lung Mets

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Well I met with my pulmonary specialists about my increasing shorntness of breath. I looked at my latest chest scans and there is not only some progression in right lung tumors but quite a bit of plural effusion too. So last Friday I had a thoracenticis done, in which a catheter is placed in the plural spce between the lung to drain fluid. I was so shocked they drained 550ml of fluid! No wonder I coudn't breathe right. They sent the fluid for testing for ER/PR and Her2neu again to see if things have changed in the right lung. I am currently ER/PR- and Her2+++ elsewhere. My onc said that they could have been a mutation and that a small number of people around 8% that this has happen to. I will get results hopefully tom.

I was wondering if any of you have had this done and how do you feel afterwards. I had some minor pain and soreness in lung but that has subsided so has the heavy feeling in my right lung but I still have shortness of breath and feel very fatiued. I hope this did not disturb the big tumor in right lung. I will talk to my pulmonary specialist tom. but wanted to get other opinions. Continue your prayers for me. Hope