Last week, I met with both my surgeon and oncologist. The surgeon stated that they were able to completely remove the tumor. Only 50% of the tumor was active cancer cells. The other half of it was actually dead tissue (thanks to the chemotherapy). The areas around the tumor was mostly scar tissue and not cancerous. All of my lymph nodes appeared normal as well.
My oncologist said that the surgery had the best possible outcome and that he was very pleased with the results. Going into the surgery he thought that there was only a 30% chance that they would be able to remove all of the cancerous tissue during the surgery. He was surprised and happy that all of the cancer was removed. He felt it wouldn't be necessary at this point to continue chemotherapy. He just wants me to return in three months for follow up appointment and chest scan. I just want to say thanks for all of the prayers and that I'm looking forward to returning to work soon.
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