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Anyone been told they have lung nodules during routine testing?
Lung Health | Last Active: Sep 29 1:31pm | Replies (60)Comment receiving replies
Hi again Sura, Im glad to hear your nodules are stable at your latest scan. I wanted to follow up with mine too.. I just had my first repeat scan at 6 months yesterday and there has been no change in my four nodules either and no new nodules either. They recommend another scan in 6 months and then annually every year after if no change... (ongoing annual surveillance with low dose ct scan as part of screening program for former smokers) I did however had another finding which was a surprise.. it said "low attenuation masses on liver, largest measuring 5.1 cm. In retrospect these were present on prior scan but indeterminate. Possibly hemangiomas. Recommend MRI of abdomen with contrast dye." Obviously I am going to have an MRI soon, but I am perplexed as to why this wasn't mentioned on my CT scan report six months ago if they were there then? Here we go down the scanxiety rabbit hole again! :((((
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Thanks for the followup, I am so glad for you that the nodules have remained precisely the same. I will be getting my 3rd scan in a few months, my radiation oncologist and I have determined that we do a 4th scan in 6 months and then move to annual- that is of course if all remains the same....scans are so great to have but then they can detect things that are frightening but maybe not worth really knowing. ...sometimes the radiologist reading the scan only focuses on the area that has already been identified. And sometimes they only refer to a more peripheral finding in their written conclusions. Well, that was a nasty surprise, please keep us informed. ..
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