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12 mm Spiculated Nodule upper right lobe

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 20 3:34pm | Replies (58)

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@joannamountain24

Hello again all you wonderful people.
Just a little update from my end. I did the PET/CT at the end of February and there wasn't must uptake at all: FDG uptake with SUV max of 0.94 --One of you in here had mentioned that you didn't think there was going to be and that I needed to pay attention to the size (12 mm), the spiculated part and the fact that it grew twice in size over a year.

I paid attention, thanks to this group, and went ahead with the VATS Wedge Resection last Thursday--2 days in the hospital (nodule/mass was deep in my upper right lung). Yes, it was cancer 1a2, all margins clear and all 5 lymph nodes are negative for metastasis.

If it wasn't for this group, I don't believe that I would have gathered the courage to go forward with the surgery.
I was in denial thinking: I don't feel anything, I have no symptoms, I don't see it, so it must not be there.
Thank you for all your support! I'm so thankful that it was caught this early and removed.

This nodule was an accidental finding in May 22 when I had x-ray of my heart. I'm 57 years old, a former smoker, but haven't smoked for 35 years and therefor, probably would never have qualified for the screening either.

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Great news. Wishing you a smooth recovery. Take it easy like they tell you....I was driving my car a week later.

@joannamountain24, I'm pleased that you are doing so well, and that you were able to catch this early. When facing a diagnosis such as cancer, it's common for our minds to try to protect us from the scary possibilities. It often takes information and the experiences of others to make things 'real' for us. Knowledge is power.

Good for you!! As I think I told you, mine was at 6mm when we discovered it, and my doc and I watched it grow 1 mm a year - until 2023 when it grew 5mm. So out it came. S1N0.
I’m thrilled for you!!