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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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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

Recovery After Lung Resection

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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, that I... View answer

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

15 year old male w/collapsed lung /1st time/ 2-3 months after surgery to lift breast plate with curved rod procedure. 2ed time different lung 6 weeks after surgery to repair 1st collapsed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

hello, im wanting to know how long after p neumonia do symptoms go away eg. a cough and fullness in the lung sensation. i was diagnosed with homopholus influenzae. i had the infection in every part of ... View answer

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

diagnosis comes two years after needle bx of lung revealed apparent BOOP or (COP), agreed to by at least two ...), plus R-CHOP chemo for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (2004), plus resection of five... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
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 physicians ever ... View answer

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

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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.  Shinas Hussain MD

Stage IV colon cancer patient (2012) Stage III (2010). Colon resection, Lung Resection Right Middle and half Lower right lobe, Right lobe liver resection 2x, gall ballder resection... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Monish De MD

I am 53 years old and am a never-smoker. I have had lung cancer three times - at ages 33, 35 and 51 - and no longer have a left lung after a resection, lumpectomy and then a completion... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monish De ( Oncologist)
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.    Ernest Ndifor MD

Hi Dr Narasi, I m having a small bowel resection for a small carcinoid tumor located in the terminal ileum. I m a university student, and the new semester starts a week-and-a-half after my surgery. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ernest Ndifor ( General & Family Physician)