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Any long Covid people here who developed lung nodules?

Posted by ericy210 @ericy210, Jun 16, 2023

As part of the clinical long Covid study I’ve been doing for a year, I had a clean chest X-ray a year ago. Monday they found a 9mm nodule in my right posterior lung as well as “minor air trapping.” I’ve never smoked.

They referred me to their (University of Illinois Chicago) Lung Nodule department. The said they have seen cases lung nodules with long Covid. My symptoms have been fatigue and brain fog. This was very unexpected and worrying, since my dad died of lung cancer two years ago and cancer also got his sister and mom.

Have you seen any reputable studies or articles on this combination? I’m finding quite a few on my own and would like to see someone else’s “homework” if they’ve already been looking at it.

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donlaujr | @donlaujr | Aug 29 6:50pm
In reply to @colleenyoung "@donlaujr, a lung nodule can be cancerous. But most lung nodules aren't cancerous. Lung nodules are..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

@donlaujr, a lung nodule can be cancerous. But most lung nodules aren't cancerous.

Lung nodules are small clumps of cells in the lungs. They're very common. Most lung nodules are scar tissue from past lung infections.

Lung nodules usually don't cause symptoms. They're often found by accident on a chest X-ray or CT scan done for some other reason. Read more from Mayo Clinic here https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lung-cancer/expert-answers/lung-nodules/faq-20058445

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Colleen , thank you, just had another chest x ray, the nodules are stable with no change in size, and after researching further, as you said, it is common, it was a concern because in prior x rays they did not show up

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donlaujr | @donlaujr | Aug 30 4:34pm
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@stlmo

Did you check? Any updates

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nodules remain stable , my doctor said that they may eventually go away, i will have another chest x ray done in 12 months

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