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Going through lobectomy alone

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Oct 31, 2025 | Replies (23)

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Oh thank you!! Fred Hutch is marvelous. I opted for Swedish for a couple reasons: They have a hospital in Edmonds and they seem to specialize more in lung cancer whereas FH does it all. I know people that have gone to both and both have gotten glowing reports! I don't think Swedish has subsidized lodging. That's a huge thing for me. It would be hard to change care teams at this point though :'(

I did go to the Fred Hutch website and was able to download several places that had "medical rates" but were not solely affiliated with Fred Hutch. Now I just have to check on a shuttle.

Thank you so much! This information has been very valuable to me < 3

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@snorfish let me know when you set your surgery date. happy to give some moral support and I'm local! I used to have a fantastic pulmonologist at Swedish - but he moved to Bend. I almost had surgery there, too. Long story, but I really liked the surgeon, Dr Vallieres. Their thoracic surgery team seemed very strong.