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Just diagnosed with 1.2 cm lung nodule

Posted by ziggy56 @ziggy56, Mar 16 12:01am

I was just diagnosed with lung cancer and waiting for the surgery.I am very scared to say the least.Can someone tell me how your recovery time went please? I am having the kind of surgery with the robotic arms..least invasive. thank you

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | Mar 22 1:52pm
In reply to @hch559 "Just to do some update here. I am 75 year old female. I had surgery on..." + (show)
@hch559

Just to do some update here.
I am 75 year old female. I had surgery on 3/4 afternoon. Doctor had me discharged the next day early morning after X-ray & blood works.

I had 12mm & 6mm on the right lower lobe removed with Robotic Assisted Thoracoscopy.

BUT, there is the third 5mm nodule on the left upper lobe. Doctor decided not to remove it now, but monitor it. (I believe I will have to remove it sometime soon. That means the 2nd time surgery 😂😂）

Since the two malignant nodules are well-differentiated, doctor decided wedge resection.
He said there will be no radiation or chemo needed.

Thanks god, I am very sensitive to drugs, I don’t think I can tolerate chemo or Radiation.

Since I never smoke, none of family or friends are smokers, I requested NGS when Dr did biopsy on 1/29.
I recently received NGS result EGFR L858R.

I have not seen doctor after discharge from hospital 2 weeks ago. Don’t know what is the next after doctor saw the Genetic Mutation.

But I am in recovery everyday . I am able to get up every day,
Already stopped taking pain medicine. I walk, and make dinners. But just don’t carry heavy stuff.

Hope you all will do well.
Helen

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@hch559 , Thanks for sharing this update. I'm glad you had the NGS testing completed and found the EGFR mutation. Knowing what's driving the cancer is important in knowing how best to treat it. Do you have an appointment scheduled with an oncologist for the next steps?

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hch559 | @hch559 | Mar 22 4:03pm
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@lls8000

@hch559 , Thanks for sharing this update. I'm glad you had the NGS testing completed and found the EGFR mutation. Knowing what's driving the cancer is important in knowing how best to treat it. Do you have an appointment scheduled with an oncologist for the next steps?

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I won’t need to do chemo or radiation according to the surgeon because the biopsy results of cancer nodules were well-differentiated, contained. The other several lymph nodes were all negative to malignant.
But there is the 3rd nodule not been removed on the left lung which needs to do CT every 3 months at least the first year.
Thank you

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