Well Jay, this actually sounds positive. Surgery next week is great, they are moving fast which you know is good. I think the removal of the lymph nodes is also a good move.
Try not to focus on the statistics. Charm would tell you you are either a survivor or not.
I have heard that there are a new subset of young women, who do not smoke, being diagnosed with
HPV positive lung cancer. Maybe this is a whole new primary, which as you state would be good news from a cure point of view.
Please keep coming here and updating us.
Sending you many positive thoughts. Don't borrow sorrow from tomorrow.
Tammy