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Sub-solid nodule grew from 3.5 to 8 in a year: Wait for scan?
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Update, I met with the interventional pulmonologist from the tumor board. He’s recommending I wait 3 months for another scan due to the location & size. He doesn’t feel confident that he can get it.
Very confusing because I was told the consensus of the tumor board was to biopsy now & not wait.
He said he’ll do it if I want to, but if he’s not confident why would I be.
So I have reached out to a Dr at upenn( I live near there) for second opinion. He has 89% success rate of getting to hard to reach nodules. Can take a couple weeks to get appt.
So, to be continued.
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@dalelieberman3 , Thanks for sharing this update. Sometimes holding and waiting is the best option, even if the holding and waiting is hard on us psychologically. I had a recurrence scare where I had a biopsy completed that came back inconclusive. It's not fun to go through the whole procedure and the stress of a biopsy, just to come out with no real results. You want your doc to be confident that they'll get what they need.
A second opinion at a center like UPenn is a good idea too. I'll be interested to see what they have for you in a few weeks. Ask if they are doing robotic bronchoscopy procedures, and report back.
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/robotic-assisted-bronchoscopy-faq