@silvergirl29, I understand this journey can be scary, but try not to scare yourself over stuff that hasn't happened yet. I've had nodes grow 50% and more to 3 cm in three months and then shrink again 3 months later after a PET scan showed they were benign.

A lung biopsy involves penetrating the chest cavity and is not to be taken lightly. That's part of the problem with lung cancer compared to some other cancers. The tests and treatments are much more invasive and come with their own risks. It can be hard to wait, but when it turns out to be nothing, you'll be glad you did. That's why I believe that I don't have lung cancer until they tell me for sure that I do. I've had a lot of "we're going to wait and see"s over the last six and a half years, and I've refused to worry about any of them.

And that's probably also why some of my friends and co-workers are surprised to learn that I've been stage 4 for over 4 years. I refuse to walk around like I have a loaded gun to my head. (I've actually heard a survivor say that's what she feels like.) That's no way to live, and I refuse to do it. Here's to living forever or dying while trying! lol