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Adenocarcinoma - newly diagnosed
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 17, 2023 | Replies (164)Comment receiving replies
Nancy, I’m 78. Robotic surgery went very well. I have a few small - 1 inch or so - incisions in my side and one slightly bigger where the chest tube was. I had a segment of my right lung removed - not an entire lobe - and my breathing is fine. I am coughing, which I think is not unusual, and my
ribs in front are tender, but I’m doing well. I walked 5 miles one day last week - 3 weeks after surgery. I had a small nodule, so oncologist and thoracic surgeon agreed surgery was the best course. I start chemo next week. My Stage is 1b, so I was lucky. My best wishes to you.
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Franciekid! Great to hear everything is good for you! You and I must have had our surgeries about a week apart! I am curios like mayocid1, why are your Oncologist and Dr. having you go through Chemo if you had a small nodule and at stage 1? I asked my Surgeon about me needing chemo or anything and she said no because I was at a 1a and they don’t usually need to do chemo or that on stage 1a or 1b. Like I said, just wondering???
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Mine is also 1b. They recommend surgery or SBRT my choice. No chemo.
Why do they suggest surgery and chemo for you?
I think I’m going to put them off while I ask more questions.