I have only met with my Onco, Pulmonologist and Surgeon once each. All 3 seem to work together well. I have learned a lot by myself by googling (sometimes too much), but I also have email access to 2 of them. Since I am really new to all of this, it is, at times, very overwhelming and I'm still looking for answers but I do have trust and faith in my cancer team. I understand the reason they need to do a biopsy so they can confirm it is cancer and not an infection. I did have a lung biopsy which confirmed the NSCLC Adenocarcinoma and the bronchoscopy (which did not show anything).
The next procedure called a Mediastinoscopy is to confirm that the mass in my upper R lung has spread to 1 or 2 thoracic lymph nodes which was picked up by the PET scan - this procedure is considered a surgery and it is a day surgery at the hospital under general anesthesia. So I'm a little freaked out about it, but it is my hope to be able to have surgery to remove the mass and lymph node. I have learned a lot from this group but it seems like baby steps when in actuality, I was really just diagnosed in February so it is moving right along. Have faith, stay positive and ask your Oncologist questions. He/she should be the one guiding you. Sometimes we need to be our own advocate and be persistent! Good luck and by all means keep me/us posted!