Low suspicion 8 mm ground glass opacity?

I’m sorry that you’re having such a stressful time, I understand how difficult it can be when dealing with these issues. I read the description of your nodule and it sounds very optimistic, it’s very tiny and too small for a biopsy, the other descriptions are very common and are often due to a previous infection you may have had. The doctor said it isn’t cancer, no other masses and the lymph nodes are clear, he referred to it as low suspicion and that is the best part of all. Many people have lung nodules and they’re mostly benign, some have scary characteristics but as I mentioned before, this can be caused by many other factors that are not cancer. The best thing is that it was found very early and they will probably keep an eye on it with ct scans, in conclusion, you are in a very good place because it’s been detected and the earlier it’s found the more likely you are to have the best results, take it from someone who knows, avoid doctor Google because it will make you crazy, all the best to you.

I got a bunch of them in my lungs after a bad car accident. CT scan April 2 showed them all gone. Only took 6 years but no trouble from them
Good luck. My daughter tells me all the time to stop the internet searching. All it does is scare me. Listen to your doctor.

Thank you @frouke your message helped me so much. Im getting close to the rescan and am thinking the absolute worst. I will be reading your message alot. SO much conflicting information out there and variables to consider. I hope you are well.

That is wonderful @budisnothome. May I ask what the biggest one was? I will be listening to my doctor. Good advice for sure. I can't keep doing this to myself.

Ive "read" where having multiple is a good thing? I have one!

I believe my biggest one was only 8mm. Not too big. Hang in there. I was watched for a long time. They slowly shrank and disappeared. Good luck

I have about 7 ground glass nodules, all in different lobes, and different sizes, but small. They were found when I had a chest x-ray for a respiratory infection. I went to various doctors and settled on an oncology radiologist. We have been doing 6-month CT scans 1-1/2 years. So far there has been no change in any of them. I do not feel freaked out because the scans are frequent enough to keep my anxiety down. As I get closer to the 6-month mark i do start to worry. ....The only lung CT baseline i had was 8 years earlier and they did grow over the 8 years but are still small. The radiologist considers these nodules Stage 0. He is less concerned with their size and more concerned should they change from ground glass to more solid......It is really hard to handle at the beginning but it does get better...finding a radiologist i trust immensely helped a great deal.
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I don’t think having one nodule in the lungs is worrisome, I know someone who had only one and it was totally normal, I have multiple nodules and I had cancer. My research indicated that the location of the nodule was also essential but again that didn’t prove to be true, it’s probably just an assumption based on statistics but it’s never been proven definitive.

I first found out about mine in September 2024. I'm doing all the right things... seeing a pulmonologist, getting my scans, watching and waiting. I was also paralyzed with fear. I have bad health anxiety. At some point over the last few months of worrying myself sick I realized I cannot live this way. I am a former smoker (quit 16 years ago) and due to my smoking history I will be getting scanned every year regardless. My father was a former smoker who had quit for 16 years and he got lung cancer. This is also in my head. So I completely understand where you are mentally. Trust me. I am doing my best to focus on the present and not all the "what ifs" regarding the future, I am trying to focus on my faith and giving my worries to Jesus. I also am trying to focus on losing a little weight, exercising more, eating better and prioritizing sleep. In addition I added 200mg of L-Theanine which is an amino acid and found in green tea. It helps with anxiety and depression but is natural and not pharmaceutical. I do believe everything I am doing is helping tremendously. Much better than staying in the cycle of worry, fear, and depression about unknowns. Will I have anxiety as my next scan rolls around? Absolutely. It is the way I am wired and I expect it. I do however plan on fighting it with everything I can because I know that anxiety doesn't change the outcome or do any good whatsoever. I wish you luck as you try to deal with yours also and wish you continued good health.