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Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
MD
Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
MD
Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

Exp 9 years

Dr.Raju
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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Lung Wedge Resection Recovery

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Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

I had a lung wedge resection about 6 weeks ago. They removed 1/4 of my upper right lung due to a cavitating mass. The recovery was not easy. Now I am left with a very tender right breast,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Shailja Puri MD

I had a CBC and my RBC is 2.97, Hemoglobin is 10.1, and Hematocrit is 30.6. I recently had a lung wedge resection, but my CBC numbers have been low before the lung surgery . None of my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I recently had a wedge resection of my upper left lung. ( renal cell carcinoma meta 5 yrs after nephrectomy .) I m pretty much all healed up now. I just finished a 5 day course of Levofloxicin for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I was recently diagnosed with meta renal cell carcinoma and had a wedge resection of my left lung. Since the surgery 2 weeks ago, I have a very dry mouth . It makes it hard to talk and to fall asleep.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Naval Mendiratta MD

Primary diagnosis diffuse systemic sclerosis (2011) chronic restrictive dz - o2 dependent(had left lower lung wedge resection) dz polyarthraligias - was on Opana ER until 2016 - prescribed by PCP -... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naval Mendiratta ( Rheumatologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Anand M I MD

right lung. She had a wedge resection to remove two tumors in her left lung after a needle biopsy was ...My mom has stage IV bilateral lung cancer. She is 5 5 and weighs 93 pounds. She... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anand M I ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I just had a therascopic wedge resection of center right lobe of Lung , 24 hrs after suregery chest tube was removed and waited 4 hrs did a chest x-ray all looked very good sent me home have been home... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I am 59 yrs old and in Jan 2016 had my second lung wedge dissection done....I have had alot of trouble with my upper body since then (rib and under breast area) lately I have had spasms which all but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

surgical procedure was a wedge resection of the base of the left lung. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

Male, 82, 50 year smoker. upper left lobectomy 2001, wedge resection R lung 2006, Stereotactic radiation of PET-identified nodules, L lung Mar2011,R lung Jul2012, R upper and middle lobes... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)