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Welcome Donna! You are with a great bunch of people.

Welcome Frances. Glad you found us.

Happy Birthday Dean!

Ralph, Today is my 3 month anniversary since my lobectomy. I had half of my left lung removed. I have been back in spinning classes for weeks now. I still get out of breath easier, but it is improving daily. I was back at the gym 2 weeks after surgery. I refused to give in. I was able to have the VATS, which made my recovery much easier. I was back to work in 2 weeks. Please read David P's story under "MY STORY". It has been my inspiration for the past 3 months! Good Luck!

Glad to hear it!

Great news Carol!

Hi Kathy, The best thing to do is to have your husband read the posts on this board. And especially the "my stories". They will give him hope. I felt the same way until I found this board and found that so many people are going through the same thing I am... and BEATING IT!!

Welcome Melinda. Glad you found us.

Carol, I am going to be on vacation when you have surgery, so I just wanted to wish you the best now. I'm sure everything will go fine. I'll be thinking of you.

Sounds good to me... Congratulations!

Great news! Congratulations!

Happy Belated Anniversary, and many more to come!

Bruce, I, too, did my first walk last weekend. And I know what you mean... it was very emotional. What a wonderful event!

No symptoms here either...

Great News Terrie!

Terri, I had leakage through the chest tube incision. My doctor told me this was normal. But it only lasted for a week or so. But it did seem to be more when I coughed, or got up out of bed in the morning. I am having an ongoing problem with my voice. It is still hoarse. It's been 10 weeks since my bronoscopy, and that's when it started. It didn't happen during my lobectomy. The doctor said that I should give it 6 months to heal. Sometimes it takes that long. If it doesn't get better in six months, he will send me to a specialist. But I have been doing some reseach myself. I also had my upper left lobe removed. Apparently there is a recurrent laryngeal nerve that controls our left vocal cord and it passes from the neck down into the chest, wraps around the main blood vessel coming from the heart, and goes back up the voice box to control the left vocal cord. Sometimes this may get irritated or severed during the surgery. I am just trying to be patient and give it 6 months and I pray that it will heal itself. I definitely don't want any more surgery. But I keep telling myself, if the worst that happens from all this is that my voice changes, I can deal with that! Just tell her to give it some time. I know it's frustrating. I use my voice for work, and it's hard when I go to talk and nothing comes out! But my kids are loving it!

Great news... I will be praying for you!

Joanie, Congratulations on your clean dr. visit. I hope you, and everyone else on this board, have many more to come. I say we are in need of some good news too!

Mark - Good to hear things are going well and that you got to see your daughter graduate (even if it was with only gray hair!)

Good Luck Sandy!

That is great news! Congratulations out to Claire!

Congratulations Bill! I can't wait until I can say I'm a NED! I know it's been a long stressful few months, but now you can sit back and relax a little. At least for a few months! I don't get my CT scan until August. So I am planning on enjoying two vacations before then. I'm sure you will have many more clean scans to come.

Debi - Congratulations on 2 years. I only have two more years to catch up to you. I know how you feel about thinking of your cancer more by being on this board. But you have to think about how many people you have helped and supported. You are an inspiration to me, and you give me something to look forward to. Congratulations on two years, with many more to come.

Welcome Naomi! This is a great place to start. I'm sure you will find the help and support you need here. Keep asking questions until you get the answers you need.

Welcome Teddie and Amy. Glad you found us. Please let us know how your sister in law is doing. I will be praying for her!