Scared newbie saying hello!

Hello Disco Dolly, nice name if I may say so!

It's very frightening at the beginning as you now know unfortunately. You're being offered surgery which is the best possible chance for a full cure and, as the PET lit up only the lesion, this is a very good sign for you.

I had my right lung removed when I was diagnosed over 9 years ago now and, apart from another completely unrelated cancer and a scare or two which all came to nothing, I haven't looked back since. It does take a while to get used to the new situation but you should be just fine once treatment is complete.

I wish you all the best. If there's anything you would like to ask go ahead and I'll do my best to answer - as will other members of this community.

Derek.

Thanks so much excavator 

I am a sunshine gal, an eternal optimist and I’m digging deep at the mo! I know I’m in great hands, and it’s been found at an early stage, but the prospect of surgery is scary. Hearing positive outcomes is very helpful! 

It is indeed very scary, I was petrified, I had never been in hospital before and the worst I had experienced up to then was having a tooth out! However, afterwards I can honestly say it wasn't as bad as I had feared and I was in and out of hospital in less than a week.

All the best.

Hi Disco

Reading your story it mirror's mine to a T so you might like to know I am a 72 year old and it's 2 years since my operation  I am writing this message at my work place (full time employment) and completely free of Cancer  it's Scary I know but your chances of a positive result are VERY high, good luck>

 IAMOVER50 excavator Thank you both so much for the reassurances. I’m pleased to hear you both recovered so well from the surgery, and are still lung cancer free! I’m sure I’ll be back to my disco dolly ways by Christmas x

Hi Disco dolly , if you click on my forum, your similar to myself and hey I'm bk on the karoke now,

 Bobbyjay1212 thank you, I did have a look - hopefully you’re all good now! I appreciate you taking the time to help me settle my worries a bit. 

Yeah.im well just under observation , but any time we are all here, this is a good site  to be on , keep us updated  , you'll be bk to your disco soon x

Hi Disco Dolly ,reading your story reminded me of what i went through ,i went for a chest scan on my lungs because i smoked and lived in a mining area ,i was invited ,and my friend had died from lung cancer without knowing they had it till it was too late ,so i took myself along ,not expecting anything to be found but they did ,a small nodule on my right lung ,after the PET scan it did not light up ,so they did the watch and wait ,9 months later the nodule had doubled ,and they decided that a lobectomy to remove the middle lobe of my right lung was the best thing to do  they found that 20% of the nodule was cancerous ,and just over a year later ,i have been for my 3rd follow up ,and everything so far is ok,I had a guardian angel looking after me.It is understandable that you are scared but you will be looked after ,they will do the best for you , take care Christie

 Christie.K  Wow, yes it sounds like you were a lucky one in the grand scheme of things - how scary for you, after what your friend experienced. Guardian angels, luck, chance, coincidence - whatever has lead us to being identified early, I’m a huge fan! 
please to hear you’re doing well x
Vicky