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RATS is the best. I had four small incisions and almost can't find one of them anymore. As to the surgery, at least you're a woman. My wife and I had a consultation with my surgeon before the surgery. At one point, he turned to my wife and told her to be prepared because I would be depressed after the surgery for three reasons,
1. He's young. He said most people requiring this surgery were 20 years older.
2. He's a man. And we men don't emotionally handle such things as you women (talking to my wife), and
3. He's an engineer, and they tend to overthink things.
At that point, I replied, "Wheen, have I eeeever overthought anything?" Then we all had a good laugh, which my wife and I kinda needed about then.

You may have guessed I'm a pretty positive person, but I still had a bit of anxiety before. Sounds like you're doing fine and you're right. It'll be good to get rid of that thing. Plus, they'll be able to get a good look at it and definitively tell you what type of cancer you have which will determine future treatments. I have the EGFR mutation, so I take a small pill once a day. That's it!

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Omg I love your positivity! I needed that! And that conversation could have been my husband and I cause face it...you guys are horrible at being sick 🤣

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I wish I could have had surgery. My NSC lung cancer is too prevalent in my lungs and my only option is chemotherapy and immunotherapy and probably for the rest of my days. Fortunately Mayo took me on as a patient and I’ve been in one clinical trial and will probably be in another this summer. Your oncologist’s words made me chuckle. He sounds really thoughtful. Bless you with continued good health.