Feel numb

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Hi, I had pneumonia which did not get better with antibiotics, got sent for a CT scan and was told I have a mass on my lungs, got sent for a bronchoscopy the next day so they could do a biopsy, the were unable to do the biopsy as there were to many blood vessels around the mass, but they said it was a carcinoid tumor and it was completely blocking the middle lobe of my lung and the mass was partly blocking the bronchus intermedius.

I got sent for a PET scan two days later, which luckily showed it had not spread anywhere else. The thoracic surgeon said they could do surgery but would have to do open surgery and that they would have to remove both middle and lower lobe due to the location of the tumor.

I have found it very overwhelming, and just feel numb I feel like crying but no tears come out..is this normal 

What is the recovery like after surgery ? 

What is the best way to sleep following surgery?