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Hi @ponytail, welcome to the Lung Cancer discussion. This disease is complicated, and thankfully we have a variety of treatments now too. I'm glad that you are getting the treatment that you need.
You mentioned that your biopsies were negative for cancer. Did the tissue from your wedge and/or lymph nodes confirm cancer?
I too had an unsuccessful resection to remove a bleb/cavity due to scar tissue. 4 days of CICU, pain, etc. Now another (certainly better) surgeon wants preform a lobectomy. I said no for now.