Post by Ann on Jul 18, 2006 6:17:10 GMT -5
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Option A:
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- Hold . . . still on the table for up to 30 minutes.
- Hold . . . your breath multiple times.
- Remain . . . still and do not to cough during the procedure.
- Maintain . . . the same breath to insure proper needle placement.
- Fact: Small incision approximately 1/8 of an inch, will be made into the skin.
- Fact: Needle is generally several inches long.
- Fact: Barrel thickness similar to a large paper clip.
- Fact: Needle is hollow so it can capture the tissue specimen.
- Fact: Tissue specimen is pulled into the needle by suction.
- Risk: Bleeding.
- Risk: Coughing up blood (hemoptysis).
- Risk: Infection.
- Risk: Punctured lung allowing air to leak into the chest cavity,collapsed lung.
- Benefit: Less invasive than open and closed surgery.
- Reality: In a some cases, tissue obtained may not be adequate for diagnosis.
That's for a Needle Biopsy of Lung Nodules:
- Easiest way that tissue can be safely removed from the body for testing.
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Option B
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- Hold . . . on to your Quit.
- Remain . . . smoke free.
- Maintain . . . your focus.
- Fact: Quitting smoking is not painful.
- Risk: None.
- Benefit: Live healthier, live longer
- Reality: You can do it.
That's for Quitting Smoking:
- Easier than Option A
Remember . . . .
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Quitting smoking is easy
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¤ Easier than hearing your doctor say, "Im sorry . . ."
¤ Easier than fighting cancer.
¤ Easier than laying in the hospital having radiation treatment.
¤ Easier than breathing through tubes up your nose.
¤ Easier than having a Tracheostomy.
¤ Easier than losing your vision (AMD-Age-related Macular Degeneration).
¤ Easier than COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).
¤ Easier than laying in the hospital wishing you could feel the sun.
¤ Easier than looking out the window knowing you can't go there anymore.
¤ Easier than listening to your loved ones crying outside your hospital room.
¤ Easier than researhing for hospice care.
¤ Easier than preparing for your funeral because the cancer has gone so far.
¤ Easier than picking out your favorite songs for your funeral.
¤ Easier than trying to say the right words because they will be your last.
¤ Easier than your child seeing you die from cancer.
¤ Easier than imagining your child without a Mom.
¤ Easier than imagining your child without a Dad.
¤ Easier than realizing your child may need a new Mom in the future.
¤ Easier than realizing your child may need a new Dad in the future.
¤ Easier than not seeing your child's face because of blindness.
¤ Easier than telling your child you are dying because you smoked.
¤ Easier than losing a friend . . . or a friend losing you.
¤ Easier than imagining your spouse being alone.
¤ Easier than asking your friends to look after your spouse.
¤ Easier than training your job replacement and knowing why.
¤ Easier than changing your retirement plans or canceling them.
¤ Easier than going through your photo album with tears.
¤ Easier than realizing your pet may out live you.
¤ Easier than friends talking about you in past tense.
¤ Easier than realizing smoking was more important to you than your life.
¤ Easier than thinking, "So this is it . . .?"
¤ Easier than dying . . .
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Option A:
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- Hold . . . still on the table for up to 30 minutes.
- Hold . . . your breath multiple times.
- Remain . . . still and do not to cough during the procedure.
- Maintain . . . the same breath to insure proper needle placement.
- Fact: Small incision approximately 1/8 of an inch, will be made into the skin.
- Fact: Needle is generally several inches long.
- Fact: Barrel thickness similar to a large paper clip.
- Fact: Needle is hollow so it can capture the tissue specimen.
- Fact: Tissue specimen is pulled into the needle by suction.
- Risk: Bleeding.
- Risk: Coughing up blood (hemoptysis).
- Risk: Infection.
- Risk: Punctured lung allowing air to leak into the chest cavity,collapsed lung.
- Benefit: Less invasive than open and closed surgery.
- Reality: In a some cases, tissue obtained may not be adequate for diagnosis.
That's for a Needle Biopsy of Lung Nodules:
- Easiest way that tissue can be safely removed from the body for testing.
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Option B
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- Hold . . . on to your Quit.
- Remain . . . smoke free.
- Maintain . . . your focus.
- Fact: Quitting smoking is not painful.
- Risk: None.
- Benefit: Live healthier, live longer
- Reality: You can do it.
That's for Quitting Smoking:
- Easier than Option A
Remember . . . .
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Quitting smoking is easy
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¤ Easier than hearing your doctor say, "Im sorry . . ."
¤ Easier than fighting cancer.
¤ Easier than laying in the hospital having radiation treatment.
¤ Easier than breathing through tubes up your nose.
¤ Easier than having a Tracheostomy.
¤ Easier than losing your vision (AMD-Age-related Macular Degeneration).
¤ Easier than COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).
¤ Easier than laying in the hospital wishing you could feel the sun.
¤ Easier than looking out the window knowing you can't go there anymore.
¤ Easier than listening to your loved ones crying outside your hospital room.
¤ Easier than researhing for hospice care.
¤ Easier than preparing for your funeral because the cancer has gone so far.
¤ Easier than picking out your favorite songs for your funeral.
¤ Easier than trying to say the right words because they will be your last.
¤ Easier than your child seeing you die from cancer.
¤ Easier than imagining your child without a Mom.
¤ Easier than imagining your child without a Dad.
¤ Easier than realizing your child may need a new Mom in the future.
¤ Easier than realizing your child may need a new Dad in the future.
¤ Easier than not seeing your child's face because of blindness.
¤ Easier than telling your child you are dying because you smoked.
¤ Easier than losing a friend . . . or a friend losing you.
¤ Easier than imagining your spouse being alone.
¤ Easier than asking your friends to look after your spouse.
¤ Easier than training your job replacement and knowing why.
¤ Easier than changing your retirement plans or canceling them.
¤ Easier than going through your photo album with tears.
¤ Easier than realizing your pet may out live you.
¤ Easier than friends talking about you in past tense.
¤ Easier than realizing smoking was more important to you than your life.
¤ Easier than thinking, "So this is it . . .?"
¤ Easier than dying . . .
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