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Severe health anxiety and large nodule/lesion
Lung Health | Last Active: Aug 31 7:58am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
@asanchez8794 What a tough situation to be in! Not knowing is so hard - when did they do the CT, and are any further tests planned?
Typically, if the docs suspect cancer after imaging, they may do a biopsy (if the nodule is large enough, or a PET scan - has either one been suggested? Can you tell us a little about yourself and your health in general?
I don't like to be the one who says "I know a guy..." BUT just last month, one of my friends who had been told she had a lung infection was told by her infectious disease doc "those nodules in your lungs are metastatic cancer, not an infection." Needless to say, she was devastated. After conversations with a few friends, she called her primary doctor, who ordered more imaging and a bronchoscopy - she got the results on Monday - NO cancer - a lung infection.
So please, don't go down any "black holes" on the internet or elsewhere. Get in touch with your doctor and insist on follow-up testing. Lung cavities can have a number of causes, many treatable.
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Hi! Thank you for replying. I do have asthma and live in central California where valley fever is a issue. Ive had mild covid about 4 times, in 2023 i had some sort of respiratory illness that my stubborn butt never went and got checked. The doctor at the hospital said to him it looks more like ive been breathing in something aggravating my lungs, but in my head i was like your not a pulmonolagist, you cant tell me from a scan alone. The follow up doctor i seen said the same as well but is sending me for a pet scan to be sure, he said if it lights up then we do a biopsy. If not then we recheck in a year which seems a little long to me. My brain is just having a hard time because i keep doom scrolling and come across nothing good, it seems like everything i see is people dying from cancer or in general and i already have ptsd with health ocd about dying.