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Replies to "Hello @democrite, every case is different, so we aren't able to say if this biopsy is..."
Hi Lisa,
Thank you for your kind and professional response.
-Nodule is 1.4x1.4, mildly spiculated
-was 1.2X 0.8 during last scan like 5 months ago
-Lightly spiculated
French pulmonologist was absolutely categoric it should not be biopsied but antibiotic for a month then repeat a scan
-Biopsy was ordered by thoracic surgeon
-Important detail, the CT scan who shows the nodule growth was done 15ish days after i return from a long trip in Thailand, lot of ppl were sick in the plane and i got sick, like really sick, coughing like crazy for 2 weeks after i returned.
-i explain this to the surgeon who booked the biopsy and he did not react
- Personal research and talk with French pulmonologist show it is a relevant information who could/might have oriented in a different direction than biopsy since risks of infection in this part of the world are a real thing.
- I will see another pulmonologist in the US this Friday...
Voila...
Best and thank you