I also get asked a lot of questions, so here are a few I get asked most.
- How long have you had cancer?
No idea, but all these symptoms started over a year and a half ago so I'm surprised they "caught it early"
- How much liquid did they remove?
This one is pretty easy. First, I don't know metric conversions from milliliters to ounces, but they had me on the chest tube for 12 days.
So I kept track and did a conversion chart on what I do know how to measure:
That is 11 pints of beer.....lol, that is how much liquid was removed.
- Does it hurt?
Sometimes. Given that I walked around for 18 months like this, surprised a LOT of the doctors. Saying I must have a high tolerance for pain.
Sometimes. Given that I walked around for 18 months like this, surprised a LOT of the doctors. Saying I must have a high tolerance for pain.
- Is it hard to breathe?
No. But when they removed the liquid from around my lungs, my left lung was at 60% capacity and my right lung was at 28% capacity (nearly collapsed).
No. But when they removed the liquid from around my lungs, my left lung was at 60% capacity and my right lung was at 28% capacity (nearly collapsed).
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