Hello All
I was last on this forum in 2022 when I was treated for a 3.5mm tumour on my upper left lung. It was a very stressful experience, but in many ways I was lucky to be successfully treated by a lobectomy, with no need for further treatments.
A second nodule on my right lung was monitored through regular CT scans and for 3 years there were no changes or growth. My recent scan has however shown a marginal increase in size. I am waiting for dates for Pet and biopsy but I’m really scared of going through this all again.
I am just wondering if anyone has experienced having lung surgery on both lungs. How they found it and the impact it had on them?
Any thoughts welcome…
Hello Yinyang,
I'm sorry to hear of the investigations being done on your right lung, and do hope that the result is favourable meaning you don't need further treatment.
I haven't had surgery on both lungs, I just had this on one when my entire right lung was removed. Following recovery I experienced no significant issues other than becoming a little breathless when exercising. The right lung has 3 lobes and the left has 2, so I lost 3 fifths of capacity but have seen an X-ray taken since showing that my left lung has since expanded, presumably replacing some of the lost capacity.
I would expect that the main issue in the long term would be a small increase in breathlessness when exercising.
I hope you get good results and you don't need any further treatment.
Derek.
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