Carlrb

Surgery is done, still hurts like hell. Sent home with pneomostat. Going to call surgeon tomorrow for follow up and go see family Dr tomorrow to talk. Feeling down.

Had pre- op today, angioplasty on my leg tomorrow then May 30 is lobectomy. Nurse today said lobectomy is about 4.5 hrs. We'll see how it goes also have a breathing test Friday. Whole thing is rather depressing.

Thanks Katie, being alone with this is not fun

Thanks Chery and Katie. I am alone on this. The leg surgeon called today because she is afraid when I stop the blood thinners the artery will get worse. I told her I would talk to the thoracic surgeon about it and get back to her.

Went for PET/CT scan and biopsy last month and finally saw the Doc this past Thursday as he was away in Africa. He said tests show stage 2 NSCLC. Tumor measured 5.2x3.0x6.0 cm. He scheduled a right lung lobectomy for May 30 and also wants to do a bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy at the same time. Unrelated I have had 3 surgeries on my left leg and when I saw the surgeon for that last Tuesday she also wants to do surgery again because the graft is closing up causing extreme pain due to lack of blood flow. Both agreed lung surgery first then leg. I'm getting pretty fed up with all this.

Thank you

Thanks Mally and Lydia. I'll be doing a lot of reading. As far as mutation, I'm still a bit in the dark on that. I have an appointment with the oncologist May 4 in which I'll be asking a lot of questions.

Hello, My name is Carl. I'm a 58 year old male and I was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and a little freaked out by the whole thing.