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Oh my, good to know it took over 4 years for yours to grow to 1.5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/943674/

Discussion: Had lobectomy in 2020 still having radiating severe nerve pain.

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2023

Here is what my Ct scans usually say, "PLEURA: Small right pleural effusion. No pneumothorax.". My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/937191/

Discussion: Post-Lobectomy Pleura build up - does it ever resolve on its own?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2023

pb50 Reading your post sounded like a scene in a horror movie. Vats was an acronym...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930625/

Discussion: Mucinous adenocarcinoma of lung Stage 1

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2023

Dear PB50 - I know your feeling... 1) I had VAT surgery (wedge resection) on 5/19....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/928706/

Discussion: Mucinous adenocarcinoma of lung Stage 1

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Sep 12, 2023

I am only 6 weeks since VAT surgery (wedge not total lobe) to upper left lobe....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888242/

Discussion: Duration of Severe Pain Following Robot Assisted Upper Left Lobectomy

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

I had my second VAT five weeks ago. How true about the bra!!!! It is going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884783/

Discussion: Adenocarcinoma Robotic RLL Lobectomy: Does age affect outcome?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2023

Thanks for your reply. I hit the 3 week mark yesterday and I am definitely not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875915/

Discussion: Adenocarcinoma Robotic RLL Lobectomy: Does age affect outcome?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

Hi Vic, Wow second VAT...I'm not sure I could do a second one. I haven't had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875697/

Discussion: Adenocarcinoma Robotic RLL Lobectomy: Does age affect outcome?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2023

I am 7 weeks into my recovery for a VATS lobectomy of my right lower lung....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822602/

Discussion: Anyone had Pleural Effusion with lung cancer? How was it treated?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2023

I did not think it all was that bad. I had surgery in the morning. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783010/

Discussion: Suprahilar left lung mass

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2022

Thanks again for your insight. Did you have both lungs or just one lung involved and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767847/

Discussion: Increasing pain over time after Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2022

Hi @vic83, I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing pain and that it is getting worse,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763224/

Discussion: Increasing pain over time after Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2022

Hi @daria I had open chest surgery April 2020 at Mayo in Rochester. I hear VAT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761486/

Discussion: How do you handle travel after surgery

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2022

Hi Daria, Sorry to hear you had a painful recovery after your lobectomy in 2020. You...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760808/

Discussion: How do you handle travel after surgery

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

I'm curious as to what systems you had or how did they know you had fluid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/728371/

Discussion: Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2022

Patti, My lobectomy was the upper right and was a Video assisted (VATS) procedure and you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657937/

Discussion: Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2021

@tlahti1 I had a upper right lobectomy in 2014 by VATS. I was 59. I continued...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1461065/

Discussion: Anyone have a pneumonectomy? How are you doing now?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2025

@lls8000 I am now recovering in my room. Time passes so incredibly slowly (been counting minutes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1444194/

Discussion: Chemo for pT1a? Also two independent (primary) cancers

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Im almost 3 month post VAT surgery RLL. For the first month there's was a loth...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1429559/

Discussion: Pain after lobectomy (lung cancer) surgery: When will it go away?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2025

Hi WTR: Let me first let you know I am the same age as you as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1397066/

Discussion: Bronchoscope and CT results

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2025