Lung Nodule Biopsy

[roke]

Roke,

I've a question about lung nodules. Will probably need a needle biopsy on a small

nodule that's growing slowly. Any one have experience w/ this procedure?

[Tall_Allen]

A friend of mine did. It was done in-bore (in a CT tube). No pain, no side effects in his case.

[roke in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks Tall,

I always enjoy your knowledgable info.

Anyway, this puts me atease, somewhat!

Roke

[MichaelDD]

Is there a question if it's prostate metastasis? Is it only 1 nodule or more? I have over 10 nodules both lungs. I am metastatic only to my lungs. No place else. Mine was found with a GA68 PSMA scan. Interested to know more please. Only if you care to share. When you "hit" my name I have a run down on my history. Best to you.

[WhiteStrat]

I had one 2 weeks ago at MD Anderson in Houston. I have several mets and this was the easiest one to access. Sending it off for genetic testing. The procedure was painless and took about 45 minutes. I had a small pneumothorax (small area of my lung collapsed). That sounds a lot worse than it was. Not painful at all and no effect on breathing. Required a chest tube for 24 hours to clear that up. Tube was not in my lung. It was in the space between my lung and ribs - basically, a valve to let air out so my lung could fill the space. Again, not painful and sounds a lot worse than it is. All in all, a bit of a hassle but no big deal. Worth it for me to get the genetic info.

[Magnus1964]

I had some lung nodules about 5 years ago. I went on Provenge. The nodules shrank and have stayed dormant since.

[barrybayarea]

I had one a month ago. Felt nothing, was awake through it but did not know what they were doing until they said done. They had to go in 8 cm from my chest with a needle to a 1 cm target. They did tie my hands and would not let me see the monitor, in case I had reflex reactions to stop them. No pain or any other effects later too. Good thing I did it, the biopsy showed something other than prostate cancer, which what they had diagnosed it as. Best of luck.

[roke]

Thanx Barry! Gives me the idea, and eases my mind! What was the outcome, another

form of Ca? Good luck to you.