I just had my right upper lobe removed. One lymph node was involved and cancer has spread to right side of my wind pipe. I have a very very small amount of fluid at the top of my heart and doctors said not to worry that it was there in Jan and March and August with no change....(could it be malignant?) they said not. I am currently waiting for treatment...everyone seems so glum...I have started seeing a naturopath...is there anyone out there who has kicked this disease? I had a fellow call me last week...he said he had the same cancer I did...NSCLC....that he had 2/3 of his lung removed and 2 months later it came back to his windpipe and drs told him he would never speak again and he had 2 years to live....he got radiation...that was 16 years ago! Any other of you out there? we need to hear from you so we can fight this *&&^%$% disease! My surgery was 4 wks ago...I seem to feel winded but my blood oxygen is 99% am I feeling the effects of the surgery or will breathing get easier with time? Before surgery I was not this winded...I used a puffer before surgery on occasional hot smoggy days, but now its a bit of effort I use it more now...is it because I'm still healing?