Breathing Difficulty

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ssrik
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Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:48 am

Breathing Difficulty

Postby ssrik » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:42 am

Hello,

Our doctor has ad vised to do ascites tapping whenever we feel breathing difficulty .
Just wondering how quickly breathing difficulty will come back to Normal after the Ascites tapping . Is it immediate or after few hours ?

rgds
Srikanth
SSrik, caregiver to wife, 36 yrs age.
Dx'd Aug '11 Stg IV with primary tumor at colon and mets to liver.
No surgery as yet.
Oxaliplatin + Avastin for 8 rounds
5FU + Irinotecan for 5 rounds
On TEgafur Uracil now
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RixInPhx
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Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:53 pm
Location: Phoenix

Re: Breathing Difficulty

Postby RixInPhx » Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:55 am

When my ascites is bad enough to need tapping (about 3.5 lts for me), then it is pushing upward on the diaphragm and restricting good breathing.

Removal of the fluid immediately relieves the pressure.
Breathing is easier the moment you get out of the treament stretcher.

Good luck, it's really an easy and effective procedure.
-Rick
M 61, Dx 6/10 CRC st 4, unknown primary CEA 843
2 kg peritoneal mass, met to skull; no surgery
Various regimens of all CRC chemo drugs
Mets to lung 8/11 CEA 135
Folfiri/Erb/Ava 12/11 CEA 320
No progression 5/12 CEA 192
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ssrik
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Re: Breathing Difficulty

Postby ssrik » Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:15 pm

Great to see you back rixinphx...

how are you feeling now
SSrik, caregiver to wife, 36 yrs age.
Dx'd Aug '11 Stg IV with primary tumor at colon and mets to liver.
No surgery as yet.
Oxaliplatin + Avastin for 8 rounds
5FU + Irinotecan for 5 rounds
On TEgafur Uracil now
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