Ang0769

Hi Everyone, Thank you for the fast responses. I've printed the answers for my father to read. He went to see his Dr yesterday and he suggested going for the full treatment. My father has alot to think about and he thanks you all for your comments. Will keep you posted! Thanks again, Angela

Hi There, I posted a little over 5 years ago when my father, who was diagnosed with Lung Cancer had part of his lung removed,everyone was very supportive and gave some wonderful advice. Unfortunately, his cancer has returned and I was wondering if someone could please give some extra advice. He went for the usual yearly scans and went 5 years without any growths! We all thought perhaps the cancer wasn't going to come back but a scan a couple of months ago showed a growth in the same lung The cancer is in the same lung and is slightly larger than the first one and tests show that it has spread to one of his lymph nodes. Since he has severe arthritis he can't have Chemotherapy, the Drs have suggested going for Radiation (he enquired about having the rest of the lung removed but as he would only have 30% capacity left that is out of the question). He is a bit confused now as the Dr at the Cancer Clinic suggests that nothing be done at the moment....just watch the tumour and if it grows have gentle Radiation therapy. His Cancer Surgeon wants him to have the full Radiation Therapy (6 full doses). We've heard from friends that Radiation can be worse than Chemo - one example..a friends Mother had full radiation and her lungs were damaged along with other organs. It turns out that the treatment killed her not the cancer. He is going to talk about his options with his family Dr but was wondering what other Lung Cancer survivors thought. Sorry for the long post but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading Angela

Hi Everyone, Hello, I'm new here...my father was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer a little over a month ago and had surgery on July 21st. He had approx 40% of his right lung removed along with the tumour, luckily it didn't spread to his lymph nodes. The surgeon said that chemo or radiation wasn't needed and that he is basically cured. This is all great news! My question is, how long approx does it take to recover from the surgery? He's doing really well but he doesn't have much stamina and breaks out in a cold sweat everytime he tries to do anything. Please if any of you who have had this surgery could share your experiences with recovery that would be very helpful! Thanks in advance, Angie