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Aging Well | Last Active: Dec 9, 2024 | Replies (46)
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I walk around with 21 ground glass nodules discovered when I had a dry cough and a CT scan was ordered. This was about ten years ago. I have a scan every two years now as they haven't changed. It's still is scary to know I have these.
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I don't think, at this point, that you have a reason to be scared. It is great that you have a followup every to years
One radiologist told me "If we did a full-body CT of every adult, nearly 100% would show "significant anomalies" in some part of the body. It is the job of the radiologist to report each and every one of them in detail. And it is the job of the ordering doctor(s) to determine if the finding has any clinical significance."
Ground Glass Nodules can be caused by many things, but the fact that they are numerous and unchanged after 10 years probably indicates they are an "artifact" of an old lung infection or irritation.
By any chane, are you a former smoker or vaper (of any substance)?