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Hello @pattymac,
I can only imagine how worried you must feel, but we're so glad that you've returned to Connect.
Paratracheal lymph nodes are groups of lymph nodes that run along the sides of the trachea (windpipe) in the neck.
Here is some information about lung nodules; according to this article by Mayo Clinic "most lung nodules are noncancerous (benign)." Read more here:
http://mayocl.in/2hf0oJm
I'd like to introduce you to mentor, @katemn, and @bruce668, @tdrell, @philomena, @justjanet, @heathert, @DiannaTV, @ginak, @ryman, @1959, @kwilbur, @janovr, @dianeray, @barbjh, @marshaanddan, and I'm sure they will join in to share their insights.
You may also wish to view this discussion on Connect: Lung nodules discovered on X-ray, http://mayocl.in/2n46XTq
@pattymac, what symptoms led to having a CT scan done? Did your doctor explain whether the paratracheal lymph nodes were enlarged or swollen?
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The Ct in December was a trip to ER thinking I had another PE and I didn't which was good. Then the 2nd Ct was a trip to urgent care which was bc I thought my blood pressure was very low and of course I was out of town so I had to go to an urgent care which turned into being sent to the ER next door which led to blood work. That showed my D-dimer was high( I told ER doc it's always false/positive), but he wouldn't release me without a Ct to check and I was afraid if I left that my insurance wouldn't cover AMA so 6 hours later the Dr told me I had a nodule which I knew but thought I had more than what he told me.With all the past CTs I've had due to PEs a couple times, I was told I had 1 nodule that was calcified and had never changed? I'm so confused! Also this Pulmonologist here in Indiana told me that there was ground glass? I have the December radiology report but don't understand what it means