1.3 liters

This was a hard 3lbs to lose.

Yesterday was spent getting a biopsy from a tumor in my chest wall.  This was was a little scary.  Not from the procedure  but because it means a tumor which was inside my lung has grown to the point it's accessible from my chest.  The procedure involved my laying on a table and getting several CT scans as 3 doctors worked through a dime sized hole near my right shoulder.  The area was thoroughly numbed but I was completely awake during the procedure.  They dug in until the reached the tumor then inserted some device.  I hear 'you'll feel a pinch' then CLICK.  A piece of tumor was clipped from my body.  This was repeated 5 or 6 times and then it was over.

The spot on my chest:

Next was the fluid removal.  The doctors and 1 nurse wheel me to a different room which has an ultrasound.  Similarly they numb a spot on my back at the surface and through to my naval.  The ultrasound is used to identify where the fluid is and they begin working a needle through my back to reach it.  This was neat because I watched the ultrasound as they probed the needle in and around until they reached the sack.  Then I sat there bent over and waited.  It took about 20-30 minutes to drain the 1.3 liters from my check cavity.

I went to recovery and was released after 2 more chest X-rays to show I was not leaking.  We reached the hotel around 8pm.

Today is my first treatment.  More about that later.