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New here: Looking for others who have NSCLC and information
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Nov 1, 2023 | Replies (111)Comment receiving replies
@dragonspark, Just checking in with you, hoping that the chest tube is out, and you have some additional information about your next steps. The waiting is difficult for all of us.
If you are ready to share, have you seen the oncologist? Do you know if any biomarker testing was completed on the tissue or lymph nodes that they removed.
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Hi Lisa! Thanks for checking in. Chest tube is out!! I met with the medical oncologist and they told me probably chemo will be needed but they also said we would wait to finalize that plan based on the genetic testing to see if targeted therapies might apply. They do still want to do the SBRT radiation on the small undetermined nodule on the right. I meet with radiation oncology tomorrow to discuss that. They are still saying treatment plans will be curative but I know that lung cancer is never really cured. I’m hopeful but still scared and just wish this was a bad dream.