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Have you ever heard of having pleurodesis done and instead of bonding, the talc or agent used turns into a gel and it causes breathing difficulty? I was told the ONLY way to "fix" this was to do surgery to get rid of the gel???

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it is possible the material they used for the pleurodesis did not have the desired effect and ended up as a thick gel like material in the chest. Surgery is the only good choice for these kind of conditions.
[quote] Have you ever heard of having pleurodesis done and instead of bonding, the talc or agent used turns into a gel and it causes breathing difficulty. I was told the ONLY way to "fix" this was to do surgery to get rid of the gel... [/quote]