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How soon should chemo start after having lobectomy?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 1:10pm | Replies (19)

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NSCLC cell specs are tricky. Suggest starting chemo asap after Lobectomy.

Husband had clean cut LL Lobectomy end Dec 2023. Started Chemo Feb 2024. That month metastatic mass was found on left Adrenal gland, was eradicated by chemo end of April.

This month new area of concern on different area of left lung. Sigh.

Pls let us know how you are doing. Lots of support here.

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Yes, I was gung-ho to get started on chemo but now the heart issue. Don't think I can take it. And still not healed. Doc said if Echo is ok he would do a PICC line instead of port for some reason. I guess to see if I handle it ok. As I said, as soon as I say something or someone tells me something, I forget it the next 2 seconds. So that is the plan. IF Echo ok, try chemo w/ picc line first to see. I dunno. Now I kinda wanna give up on chemo after palliative care is already threatening to put me in assisted livign or call adult services just because I am still recovering from surgery.. If chemo gets me down, this house will look even worse. Not sure what palliative care is supposed to do if all they do is lock me up somewheere because i' m too sick/weak to take care of the house. It's just me so yup, it's a mess. So if hubby's lobectomy was clean, why chemo? Just to make sure? Like in my case, if my lymph nodes had come back negative, i don't think they were gonna do chemo and consider me 'cured' by the lobectomy. Encouraging to know they eradicated his mass in 2 months!! wow!!!! Are they gonna do surgey on left lung now or has he had biopsy yet? I guess I thought once all cancer cells were gone, we were fine but am finding out it can come back anytime?