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fluid in lungs
by sleepy_angel86, Apr 18, 2008 10:12AM
Hi, my father recently had a heart surgery to remove a clot (i can't remember the exact name of the procedure) and now, they found his lungs are filling with fluids. Last week, his lungs filled with fluid without his knowledge and he felt great discomfort so he went to the hospital, and they immediately drained his lungs. Apparently, they're filling up again. The doctors have no idea what the cause is even though they've run tests on his blood sample, and I'm worried that if this happens while he is sleeping, he'll drown in his sleep! What could this possibly be?
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I understand your concern.
Fluid in the lungs can have a lot of causes, most commonly from a lung infection called pneumonia (though from the symptoms you are describing, this diagnosis can be unlikely). Heart failure can also cause water to accumulate in the lungs if heart pumping is not adequate. From the recent surgery, injured lymphatic vessels can also cause this accumulation of fluids. Another cause is malignancy, but this would usually present with an accompanying lung mass.
The fluid examination can aid your doctors in pinpointing from where the water came from. It will also make a difference if only one lung is affected or both lungs. I suggest you discuss with your doctors regarding these ideas and also a treatment called "pleurodesis" where they inject a sclerosing agent inside the chest cavity so that future fluid accumulation can be prevented (but the cause should be pinpointed first).
Hope this helps. Regards and hoping for his speedy recovery.