Sorry to hear you are suffering from this but great thing is that it was taken out before it got larger. I believe yours is still stage 1. From what I understand this is very good, even if it is later found somewhere. The initial stage does not change and the medical literature about statistics is always based on the initial stage, not any restaging. So your prognosis would still be really good. It is important to get peace of mind and asking doctors is definitely the way to go. I suggest getting more opinions from different doctors. Micropapillary is the structure or pattern of the cells. 15% means that 15% of the tumor cells were arranged in micropapillary pattern . LVI+ would mean there is lymphatic vessel invasion and means the pathology has confirmed it has reached lymphatic vessel.

I am going this Friday for open lobectomy of the right upper lobe. I am terrified of the pain. The VATS segmentectomy was really easy for me, I spent less than 24 hours in the hospital from the start of the surgery and the next day I was already walking on the hills. I know the surgeon is super experienced but it still doesn't help me with the fear of the pain. He said the difference between VATS and open lobectomy is theoretical in terms of pain. I was told not concern myself with the pain and that it is most important that he can have easy access. Typically his international patients spend 5 days before flying out of the country. I hope I am similar. I wish I could spend 5 days in coma and wake up feeling less pain. I'm 39 years old so I hope that is another benefit for speedier recovery.