Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I've recently had a lung biopsy and chest tube (icc). is it safe to fly overseas?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: If complications of the surgery arise during travel or overseas , not a safe idea.
Answered 12/9/2013
5.7k views
Discussion: In general, many centers advise no flying, high altitude travel, scuba diving, etc... For six weeks after lung biopsy. The risk and/or specific recommendations will greatly depend on what type of lung biopsy was performed. Each patient is an individual. The right answer must come from honest open discussion between you and your thoracic surgeon.
Answered 2/10/2013
5.3k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
I recently had a open lung biopsy and thoracotomy less then 2months ago. I have severe ruq pain sice procedure and numbness is this nml? What is it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
A CT scan revealed a spiculated mass 1 CM across in my dad s lung he recently had the flu with a bad cough he also smoked for 50 years and quit 2 years ago the doctor wants to wait 3 months and do another CT to see if it s still there if so he will biopsy
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
If had a chest tube placed in the ER a few days ago can I fly on a commercial airliner?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Chest cts 2yrs apart, 2 bilat lung nodules (5-6mm) & several bilat and medias L-nodes most under 1cm, cts are same 2yrs apart, watch? Biopsy?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I am having extreme pain in my left breast. I had a lung biopsy 1 1/2 months ago on left side. Where chest tube was, it's not healed?
Why would they have to keep a drainage tube in, for going on three weeks now?, she had a lung biopsy. She has stage 4 lung cancer, 79yrs. Old.
I recently had a chest ct. The radiologist noted "malignancy" in right lung. How can this diagnosis be true without a biopsy? I was diagnosed with pneumonia 1 month ago. The symptoms that led to seeing a surgeon was right lower quadrant pain and back p
My husbands lung collapsed. He was in the Netherlands and the doctors treated him with what I suppose is a chest tube. He is fine but will have another check up. How long until he can fly back to Cape Town?
What is the protocol with flying after biopsies? Can you fly 2 days after a lung biopsy, if you don't punctur the lung and all is well after procedure
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
