Hi everyone , Just to let you know I had my operation on 10th. last week had my whole lung removed. I am now home and amazed at the progress I have made. I feel with this site it has made me stay positive the whole way through.
Thanks for all your positive thoughts and wishes. As far as I know it all went well and will know more in 3 to 4 weeks time.
take care. xxx
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Well Jilly what a remarkable lady, I have had small cell 1993 and non small cell in 2007. My after ops regime was to build up my strength soon as possible through exercise with resistance and a little aerobics. By slowly increasing the reps I make the most of what little lung power I have left. Don’t do marathons anymore but I know my limitations and enjoy a contented self sufficient life. I endured many up and down days after each treatment, but time and a slightly slower less anxious life style has over time, made it all worthwhile. Like myself you will likely have the odd tough day, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Go for it! And I wish you all the best in your future.
Hi Robert thanks for the encouragement. Just got a slight set back as I have an infection where my chest drain went. Not nice, anyway on antibiotics now and see the nurse regular to dress the wound. I go next week tomorrow to see the oncologist see if I need any type of follow up treatment. in fact I see my consultant and surgeon next week too. busy week. Never needed a diary before but I do now.
Jilly is remarkable & I totally agree with her you sound amazing. I'm still trying to recover from the shock tumour diagnosis 6 weeks ago & all that has happened (tests,etc) since.
I am very interested in your post-operations' exercise regime.
On a routine yearly oncology plus x-ray checkup (9 years ago I had lymphatic cancer) I was diagnosed with Adenol non-small cell cancer with a 3 centimeter tumour in my right lung. A PET-CT scan revealed a second very small tumour in my left lung - that was the bad news! However, no cancer was found in the lymph-nodes or anywhere else as far as they could tell, (an MRI ascertained that I did have a brain which has settled a few family arguments :-)! anyway, that was in the not-so-bad news category!
The removal of the small tumour was a week ago & I am still recovering in hospital. It was not the simple key-hole op. the thoracic surgeon hoped for as there was too much scar tissue from the cancerous lymph-node removed 9 years ago. This time I'm not as brave, or perhaps as naive, as I was last time on this darned cancer journey! I hope me & my battered old body & mind can stay positive.
Unlike you & Jilly, only a lobe will be removed from the right lung. I need to get fit ASAP so I can have this second operation as quickly as possible. Did you have professional advice, specifically lung cancer related, as to your exercises & how often, etc.? I would welcome any & all advice.
Kind regards. Crana
Robert, a contented self sufficient life sounds just great keep it up
just wondering how you are doing now?I am having two lobes of my right lung removed next tuesday and there is a possibility of the whole lung being removed.You sound very encouraging.I hope all is going well.Julie
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