[Lori R]

I am overwhelmed by the kind words, support and of course...the first hand knowledge that I knew I could count on. Thank you all!!!! I remain hopeful that with the right mix of treatments that I can be (dare I say it) cured.

JML...thank you for responding so quickly. Is there a reason that a resection was chosen instead of using RFA (or in my case cryotherapy) on the first pesky node in the right lobe? I do love the idea of just removing my left lobe as I can visualize the cancer being gone...but a resection is very invasive and I just can't imagine repeating a resection multiple times.
Who did you work with to identify a surgeon that would perform the procedure and what type of analysis went into chosing a resection over less invasive approaches?
I do have a call into my surgeon's office to see if they can direct me here in Denver. My onc has not been supportive of a resection.
In the meantime.....my Pet/CT is being reviewed by the interventional radiologist that performed the Cryo back in April of last year to see if this latest met is in a location that can be treated again.
I am fine with going through another cryo treatment as it was not bad (OK...freeky but not bad) I am more concerned about continuing to beat up my system with full on chemo. Seems to me that the ole body will just wear out.
JML...any additional insights about choices would be appreciated.

Thank you..thank you...from the bottom of my heart