u/medstar77

Looking for experiences of people who have had either surgery or radiation for stage 1 lung cancer.

My mom is 68, had a wedge resection a few years ago and now there is a spot that lit up on PET scan. It’s small and she was offered surgery (lobectomy) or SBRT. She is having a very very difficult time deciding what to do. She is afraid of the recovery with lobectomy and worries about complications but also worries about recurrence if she settles for just radiation.

Curious if other people’s experiences and how they made a decision on one over the other.

I'm a CA2 and have been doing more central lines this year. What I've noticed I'm struggling with and what my attendings are always pointing out is that I can't find my needle tip.

I understand that the probe needs to be perpendicular to the needle but if I'm going in at a steep angle to puncture I find it hard to keep a good view with the ultrasound if I try to make it perpendicular to the needle. Nobody has really given me any good tips for this they just take over and do it themselves. Any advice would be helpful