Thanks to everyone for responding. I am going to check with my oncologist and surgeon about the ablation option as it sounds preferable to losing half a lung for this slow growing, rather small, tumor. I'm also concerned about my left arm following the surgery as in the past month my right arm is starting to suffer pain from disc compression in my cervical spine. I can't do much with the right arm without pain, and the surgery would no doubt cause some issues on the left side, at least for a few months.
On another topic, did most of you go straight home from the hospital or do a short term stay in a rehab facility? I'm a bit worried about the first week or two if I can't put much weight on either arm to lift out of bed or a chair.