Hi,
I’m sorry you have to go through the surgery. I had a robotic, assisted thoracic surgery, wedge, resection with lymph node sampling in June 2023. They removed about 3.4 cm total of my lung tissue that includes lymph nodes. However, they only removed about 2% of my lung.
I am a non-smoker, and in pretty good shape for my age. I have lupus, and other autoimmune diseases, but otherwise, I am relatively healthy from the outside.
I would highly suggest you get someone to help you for at least the first few days at home. I think sometimes surgeons overestimate how quickly we can recover, but even though I am in decent shape, it was not easy at all the first few days. Plus, you will likely get a fever after surgery which they say is normal, but it can be very uncomfortable on top of your orher issues that are going on. In addition, you are going to be taking some pain medication which can make you a little tired, groggy, and loopy anyways. I went home the second day after surgery, but in retrospect, I probably should’ve stayed in the hospital another day. I developed a high fever and was shaking pretty uncontrollably at home and it was pretty miserable

I also got one of those large pill boxes to make sure that I was organized with my pain meds and my other meds. I also added the app on my phone which is called the Pill Reminder. It really helped me as well if you’re text savvy.

Also, if you have any pets, I would suggest getting someone to help you with feeding and/or walking if necessary. You won’t be able to walk more than a block for the first week or so.

I wish you the best of luck in your surgery. Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions. Take care.