Another newbie - Hoping for some help with questions

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  • gravelroad
    gravelroad Member Posts: 50
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    z said:

    Carlee

    I had the disolvable stiches, and I had a follow up after a month with the surgeon, then he turned me back over to my oncologist.  Since it was a stage 1 squamous cell lung cancer I didn't require chemo/radiation afterwards.  Initially, I was ct scanned every 6 months (about 3 times), now I am scanned once a year.  The next scan for me is November.  The pain meds were dispersed to me as I needed them, the staff would ask my pain level.  I had percocet for at home, and used them until the perscription was used up, then didn't need anymore.  Yes it is painful but the meds helped me through it.

     

    When I had the vats they did the biopsy right there in the OR, then after they determined there was no node involvement and that it was cancer they removed the lobe.  My surgeon does about 40 vats a year, so I felt confidence with him.  Also, I was informed that if vats wouldn't work they would have to do the standard operation with opening your chest with long incisions.  I have 4 inch incisions a couple, and you can't see but 1 of them on my back.

    I know its scary and I'm glad you have your familys support, that is so important.

     

    P.S. I was a 35 year smoker until the anal cancer.  The anal cancer had hpv and the lung cancer didn't so thats how they determined it wasn't a met.  

     

    vats and no chemo/rad

    Hi, I HAD A PET/CT SCAN ON A SMALL NODULE IN MY LOWER LEFT LUNG , IT FIRST SHOWED UP ON A CT SCAN FOR MY HEART WELL HEART WAS FINE BUT THIS SMALL 8.7 MM LUNG NODULE SHOWED UP SO DR SENT ME TO HAVE A FULL CT CHEST SCAN AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A S.L.N. SO i WAS GLAD ONLY ONE NODULE AND SMALL, WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY MY DR SENT ME TO SEE A SPEC AND HE SAID IT WAS IN A VERY BAD AREA TO BIOPISY BEING NEXT TO A LARGE VIEN SO HE SENT ME TO HAVE  A PET/CT SCAN THAT TURNED OUT TO BE NEG, IT WAS NOTED THAT i SHOULD HAVE A FOLLOW UP CT IN 6 MTS JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE TO MAKE SURE IT HAS NOT GROWN. THE SPEC SAID HE CAN GO IN AND REMOVE IT AND STAPLE OFF THE VIEN, YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR LETTER THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE CHEMO OR RADIATION BECAUSE IT WAS STAGE ONE SO I AM INTERESTED IN HOW YOU ARE DOING AND IF YOUR DR THINKS YOU ARE CURED FROM THE LUNG CANCER? EVEN THOUGH MY NODULE DID NOT LITE UP ON THE SCAN I WANT TO GET THIS OUT BEFORE IT DOES IN THE FUTURE, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE AN OVER KILL BUT I DO NOT WANT TO MESS WITH ANYTHING AS WICKED AS CANCER NO MATTER HOW SMALL. SO I AM WONDERING HOW YOU ARE DOING AND WHAT THE DRAW BACKS OF THIS OPERATION HAD ON YOU. AND ANY SUBJESTION ON YOUR PART AS TO HOW TO PROCEED WOULD BE MOST APPREICATED!!!! THANKS GRAVELROAD

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