Oh Hech -- The diagnosis!

Hi Johnoo, so the waiting begins again to find out whether you will have an op or not. What a rollercoaster ride this cancer journey is. If it is operable that will be very good news.  It is good it is contained in the lung, and the fact that it has spread to only one lymph node is also good. There are lots of treatments for non small cell lung cancer.  

Good luck seeing the surgeon next week.  Please let us know how you get on. 

Chell, many thanks.

Anybody else got comments?

That sounds encouraging - thanks for letting us know. I had a lobectomy and lymph nodes removed last year and was back to my usual activities after a few months. I had adenocarcinoma but only in one lobe so it will be interesting to see how they operate if it is in two. 

Good luck!

Control Freak/Anybody else,

Good question about how they would operate, i assume remove whole lung.

But also concerning is that up to now they have said it's size was 7Cm, it was a surprise when they said it's in 2 lobes.

Hi Johnoo,

Is your cancer in the left or right lung? The right lung has three lobes, the left has two. 
I had surgery for lung cancer last year. They removed the upper lobe in my right lung, and a section of the middle lobe, plus a couple of lymph nodes.

Exercise is very important, as you’ll need to activate your healthy lung as much as possible. 
If it’s not automatically offered, ask to have pulmonary rehabilitation after your surgery. It will help a lot.

Good luck. 

Rosie Thanks, left lung, I will ask about the rehab, thanks

Basic question, If offered, is an operation the best way forward?

Yes it usually is.

Thanks, that helps

As a technical point, why am I constantly bringing up Phlegm??