Hi. I have two cavitary lesions. Left lower lobe and upper right lobe. I also had NonTuberculosis Mycobacterium which has cleared up and have mild bronchiectasis. I went to National Jewish Health where they talked about doing surgery to remove the left lower lobe or section but after my second CT scan decided against it since the lesions are shrinking a bit now that the infection has cleared up. My local pulmonologist never wanted to do surgery. He says if I am feeling better (I am) that surgery was too aggressive just to prevent another infection since the surgery was serious and I can never get that part of my lung back. I have decided that there is no hurry to make any decision one way or another since I feel good and the lesions are no longer growing now that the infection is gone.

I would ask your doctors why they want to do surgery and what happens if you wait and see awhile. Have they done a bronchoscopy or sputum culture yet? I would also get a second opinion.

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