Good Morning! Prayers sent to our Lord Jesus Christ for you just now! Believe in his healing power! I had the same surgery March 24, 2023. About the same size nodule. I did the same; imagined horrible scenarios. They did a trisegmentectomy instead of an entire lobe removal, to save my breathing capacity. No Chemo or radiation. Same as the others here, first week breathing was different, but got over that fairly quickly. A couple weeks and was able to walk a mile and a half, daily with no issues. I will tell you that while in the hospital I kept getting this awful pain in my back and left arm, only while laying down. It ended up it was the chest tube hitting a nerve when I would lay down. So, I just laid propped up a bit more and leaning to my right side and that took the pressure off the tube. Just a little heads up because the nurses and Doctors didn’t know what was causing it. Once they took it out, no pains. Also, as soon as possible have them get you up and walking! Chest tube, IV, catheter and all. You will feel weird at first but it makes recovery come so much faster! Walking is your best friend! God Bless you and watch over you!