Thread: Chop, chop, chop! Bilateral scalenectomy and first rib resection scheduled.
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Old 12-29-2013, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Jo*mar View Post
Why aren't they doing it all at one time?
So they plan to do one side then 4 days later do the other?
The lung can rupture up to 3-4. Days after the surgery. They want to make sure that does not happen before they start in on the other side. Cause it would be really bad if that happened to both sides at once.
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