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A member asked:
My dad was due biop 2day 4 sus lung cancer too much fluid left on his lungs they say, after 5 dys i feel they are wastin time, wot shoud they be doin?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Drain the fluid: It is always hard to sit and wait. If the fluid is in response to a lesion, then the easiest thing to consider is a diagnostic tap. That may help.
Answered 6/24/2015
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