Hello, I also had my right upper lobe removed and also found out in December but it was 5 yrs ago, and it was not as early as you for I had to have chemo, radiation then surgery then more chemo.
EXERCISE is very important. I just went to an inservice by our thoracic surgeon who
1. Did not want his patients to eat unless they were up in a chair.
2. Wanted us to start range of motion of the affected shoulder on day 2
3. Walk , Walk , Walk.
No one told me any of this when I had my surgery and I believe I had needless problems with my shoulder because of this. One of the women in our group also had her husband taught to "knead" the incision line to keep the skin from scaring to the muscle, and also from binding up. I think with lotion gently moving it around back and forth. ( After the skin healed)
Also water aerobics are suppose to be very good for you and it help build lung capacity.