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Why did you have a lobectomy? Were you told you'd be cured?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 17 11:22pm | Replies (37)

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@ponytail

I had an "aborted" lobectomy. The surgeon ended up only taking a wedge and four lymph nodes as the actual nodule had too much scar tissue that was too close to the pulmonary artery and they didn't want to compromise the heart. Prior I was on adjuvant chemo & immuno (which probably accounts for all the scar tissue) and then the planned surgery was to "cure" me. Well, now that I've had chemotherapy along with immunotherapy and surgery, am obviously not 'cured', but the next step will be radiation and chemo combined. Apparently, one plus one will equal three. All biopsies came out negative but the Drs don't want to just monitor this but treat it now. I'm just beside myself.

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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.

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?