scheduled for a lobectomy in 2 weeks
Hello, Mine has been caught early. I was just diagnosed with Stage 1 adenocarcinoma and am scheduled to have a lobectomy in 2 weeks. My questions are: should I insist on chemo along with the lobectomy? How about radiation vs chemo? People seem to believe that I should have more than just the lobectomy. Any thoughts?
Hi
I am so glad you reached out to our community and I do hope our community members respond here with their personal experiences. Does your doctor think you need chemo or radiation? Do they want to do the lobectomy and then see what are next steps? I would definitely encourage you to share all your thoughts and concerns with your medical team. I am sending over this forum discussion, I hope it can help: https://lungcancer.net/forums/coping. Please keep us posted on how you are doing and feeling post-op. Jill (Team Member) 
Welcome to the community! I concur with you have valid points and the best eyes and ears to review them with is your health team. Sometimes friends and family mean the best in suggestion, but this is where patient advocacy comes into play. It's okay to ask your doctor to fully break down everything that is happening, and fully explain the treatment in question, and why one is chosen over something else. If the doctor and others on the team can't answer clearly then of course that leaves a big question mark on their level of service, but if they are open to explain and make sure you leave out of the consultation with understanding, then that is great. The teaching moment is to share the explanation with others who feel differently in any regard wishing you the very best in your procedure, and know that more questions at this stage are absolutely okay.
Yolanda (Team Members)I had a lumpectomy 6 years ago. No chemo was necessary. So far so good! I am hoping for the same outcome for you.
Thanks for asking. I went for a professional massage for 90 minutes. That has made a big difference. I can last a little longer without experiencing that pain during my water aerobics. I have another one scheduled in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to that. The relief without pain is fantastic. I would love to have a daily massage, but that's not realistic with the cost.
Carol
,Hi, Carol, I'm glad you got some relief! Have you ever looking into the massage mats? They have rolling balls, at multiple points of the mat, and they are supposed to feel lovely. I've never tried one myself, and it is nothing compared to human hands, I'm sure, but it might be a nice stop gap for you. - Warmly, Donna (Team Member)
I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017; I had an upper left lobectomy followed by chemotherapy. After 6 months, the cancer returned, I was then put on Keytruda, and I am now stable.
Kathy, I'm so relieved to hear that the addition of Keytruda has brought stability. How are you feeling? - Warmly, Donna (Team Member)
