Hi bbtn,

I had an upper right lobectomy in 2018 back when I was still 58 years young to remove a 3 cm cyst. Do you know what type of surgery you'll have? I had RATS, or robotic-assisted, which is the least invasive and has the shortest recovery time. I was discharged from the hospital 2 1/2 days after the surgery because my surgeon said, "There are sick people there." I had 30 days of opioid pain medication at home following the surgery. After that, I took Tylenol when needed.

It IS major surgery, but had brain surgery two years later and the recovery from lung surgery is way faster. The good news is you have three lobes on the right side. After they remove one, the others will gradually expand until you've recovered much of your lung capacity. I know a long-distance runner who had the right lower lobectomy and was back to serious running a couple of years later.

I'm a dog owner, so I'm always walking which does help. I was taking short walks within a week of returning home.

Congratulation on finding this forum. It helped me a lot. Feel free to ask questions as there are a lot of helpful, experienced people here.