Hello everyone. I am a 46 yr old mom who was diagnosed with a 1cm tumor in the center of my right lung. Actually am very lucky, I fell in February in the mud while working with a horse and thought I cracked a rib. I went to the doctor in March for the pain and asked for a chest xray because I thought the rib was broken. Chest Xray showed a nodule, CT scan confirmed it and Pet Scan "lit up"....so here I am. The Pulmonologist and Surgeon really don't say much, except that the tumor appears smooth, was on a chest xray from January 2003 (no one ever told me!!) and hasn't grown. They have scheduled surgery for June 15th. I belong to a big HMO and getting answers is hard. Surgeon did say it is T1, and they will cut me from under my right breast to my back and spread the ribs to remove about 1/2 of my lung. Any words of encouragement about how to cope after surgery would be greatly appreciated, I understand it is very painful. I have had 5 children, 4 other surgeries and doc says there is NO comparison so am a bit scared. Am I being too optomistic to want to take a quiet vacation a few weeks after surgery? What about resuming normal activities? Docs said I won't be riding my horses for many many months. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you