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12 mm Spiculated Nodule upper right lobe
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 20 3:34pm | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
Glad I signed up for this group. I felt lost even though I have a lot of family support.
I will be having (RL) Robotic-assisted lobectomy in about 3 weeks to remove the lower left lung.
I have a 13.3 malignant nodule to be removed. I also face a angioplasty of the heart when strong enough
after the lung surgery. I am 78 yrs old and up to this point have always been very healthy so I was stunned to
say the least. Having never been a smoker or exposed to any cancer causing elements the doctors ask about, it is possibly hereditary.
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I assume you mean lower left lobe not lung. I too had a similar nodule removed by wedge resection from right upper lobe. Four months later I did an angioplasty and they put in a stent. I discovered I had lung cancer and cardiac blockage at same time....so I could postpone the angioplasty - they put me on medication instead- and I did the lung surgery first because with Plavix dual anti-platelet medication for at least 6 months, one has to postpone any surgery. I certainly did not want to postpone lung cancer surgery! All went well, I was driving my car one week after surgery, and putting in a cardiac stent is painless. I was 80 years old at the time. Very best wishes, and remember to exercise after surgery!
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@char09, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm glad you found us, it helps to have others around us, albeit virtually, that have experienced the same diagnosis, thoughts and feelings. It sounds like you have a lot coming up.
Being a never-smoker, you likely didn't qualify for screening, how was your cancer found? Have you had a biopsy?