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Thank you MaryR. Congrats on your recovery! I hope your margins were clear and your are now a Lung Cancer Survivor! Please let me know. I would love to heart about your experience, diagnosis to surgery! I actually had my surgery last Tuesday, so I am one week post-op. My experience was very much the same as yours. However, I did not have an entire lobe removed but a wedge resection of the lower portion of the upper right lobe. I have three incisions and went home after two nights. I have had pain but nothing Tylenol and Ibuprofen can't handle at this point. The pain was considerably less once the chest tube was removed on Thursday after Tuesday's surgery. I do understand about bending over and now squat now instead! Today is the first day that I have really felt almost back to normal but still have discomfort with lack of energy. The mornings are the most difficult and most uncomfortable to get deep breaths. However, after I do my breathing exercises, I feel better. I compare it to stretching a muscle, it hurts when you are stretching but feels so much better after. I am considered a lung cancer survivor!! and I am so relieved and thrilled and feel so blessed! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me! I hope Lung cancer is in your past! Have a great evening and continue to improve!

Wow, Tom, sounds like you have really been through it. I am sorry for your complications but so happy you are disease free! My mom had squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in 2006. Her tumor was in operable. She received Chemo and radiation that bought her time but she died 8 months post diagnosis. It is a scary time. I try not to think about it all the time but it is hard not too. I want to be informed and that requires research! I did speak to an oncologist today and I think in my situation as we understand it today, chemo and radiation is not the standard of care for my stage of cancer. I hope that hold true after surgery, I think, I certainly want to reduce the chance of reoccurrence if possible. I really appreciate you sharing your experience and information. Thank you for sharing the link, I will continue my research there! Thank you again. I will hope for your continued NED state!

Thank you Tom. I really appreciate the answers you have provided and I will try to get an appointment with an oncologist scheduled. We discovered several nodules in both lungs in 2010 and have been having follow up CT scans since then. This one nodule has grown slowing and consistently, it is non-solid with a solid center. I had the biopsy last week and plan to have surgery in September. I have no idea what to expect for recovery. length of time? pain? will I need assistance during recovery? Certainly, I hope it has not spread and they get "clear" margins upon resection. I want to be informed but I the research can be scary. It seems many people with adenocarcinoma have had it metastasize or come back in the lung or elsewhere. I guess I will know more after surgery. Am I correct in thinking you have had lung cancer? I hope you are cancer free. It is so kind of you to offer support to a newbie. I really take comfort from those who are unfortunately, experienced. Hope you have a great day!

Thank you for this information. I am happy for your treatment success! I will certainly speak with my physician. Thanks again and I wish you much continued success!

Thank you Donna! Congrats on your recovery of breast cancer! I am sure that was a terrifying time for you not to mention painful. I certainly hope to be cancer free 19 years post cancer! I didn't realize in situ referenced location. thank you! I have a general doctor at Cooper Clinic in Dallas that I go to for a yearly physical. They have been following several Ground Glass Density nodules in both lungs since 2010. This one particular one has grown slowly but consistently for the past 6 years and is now at a size that they thought it was safe to biopsy. It is close to the exterior vs. center, of the right upper lobe but difficult to reach because of the ribs hiding the nodule during biopsy. My doctor has referred me to a cardio-thoracic surgeon to remove the nodule. I have not seen an oncologist and no one has mentioned me seeing an oncologist. Sounds like I may need to schedule an appointment with one. Can they know if the cancer has spread with a biopsy? before they get inside and remove it? or without a PET scan? Sorry, I know I have tons of questions but your knowledge is appreciated. Thanks again,

I had a Ct guided lung biopsy last week and have been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in situ. The surgeon plans to resect the nodule laparoscopically. Have any of you had this procedure? if so, what was the recovery time? What should I expect? Prognosis? At this time, there is no plan for chemo or radiation post procedure. Does that sound like routine protocol? I have been told the likelihood that this would spread or metastasize is minimal but I read that often times adenocarcinoma does spread. Is metastasis dependent upon the Stage of the cancer? Any information on this topic/diagnosis would be helpful. Thank you