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VATS approach for lung nodule surgery: How was your recovery? Pain?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Dec 30, 2025 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
@vic83 I'm really sorry that happened to you. Yes - I have a whole closet full of various types of respirators now. They really work to keep you healthy! COVID is especially tricky bc it can hang in the air like smoke. So even if a room is empty - if the air is stale and someone sick was in their before you, you can get infected. My aunt had a lobectomy and caught pneumonia afterward (she was going out to restaurants and such.) And she ended up back in the hospital. Thankfully she's ok now. I remember you also have multifocal lung cancer. Do you have a targetable mutation? I have germline T790M.
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@mamajite I had the Mayo Complete Solid Tumor Panel on my first surgery, but they never mentioned anything I could treat with immunotherapy. I have treated 5 nodules so far (2 VAT surgeries, photon SBRT on 2 nodules, and Proton SBRT on a nodule. I hope that takes care of me for awhile. I also have pulmonary fibrosis so immunotherapy, etc. can cause an inflammation, and I am already on oxygen. My treatment options are limited. Have you done a lot of radiation? With multifocal one has serial CT scans and PET scans and possibly radiation treatments. They discussed spacing out my CT scans in case I need one for other lung issues. Now if I need testing for something I look at the radiation involved and if it is the best option. Ordering medical person needs to consider one's complete medical history first.