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Why did you have a lobectomy? Were you told you'd be cured?
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I had a right lower lobectomy in April of '23 for a 2 cm adenocarcinoma and they took 13 lymph nodes at the same time. Technically, I was Stage 1a.
All were clear and I've had a scan every six months since (my next one is due next month).
I was never told I was cured, only that for the next 3 years, I get a scan every 6 months and then for the next 2 years, every year. I'm hopeful that holds! I had no chemo nor radiation after surgery either, just a bit of a struggle with a chylothorax that developed about a month after surgery. But that's all taken care of at this point.
I don't consider myself cured, only that I'm currently with no evidence of disease
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That is great! I had to look up chylothroax. Sounds like pleural effusion which I was just in the hospital for last week where they drew it out with a needle and catheter? What kind of scans? CT or PET. I guess CT. I am still absorbing all this. Counselor this morning said I was about ready for a nursing home!! Since i am not recovering well or functioning and then ordered a palliative care urgent referral. Just had lobectomy aug 6. thaks for the info. My lymphs were canceroous. How could they be sure that there were lymph nodes they didn't get that were cancereous? Like, for me, I forget how many they took out and 2-3 were cancerous--i forget. Just seems like my doctor would have ordered chemo even if i hadn't had those cancerous lymphs found in case they missed some. Just learning and thanks for sharing that with me!! all of this is helping me understand. (doctor gave me 2 side effects of chemo and sent me on my way)