@shirleygirl One of the things you need to be aware of is pulmonary amyloidosis. Look at the stuff from Alnylam.com, MayoClinic.org, and amyloidosis.org about amyloidosis. There is a lot in there about nodules and pulmonary amyloidosis. I have many nodules in both lungs, plus a bunch of other stuff. My SERUM Free Lite Chain and urine protein output are both way out of reference range, which is the primary witness for amyloidosis. You can look at my whole scenario at https://bit.Ly/1w7j4j8 Look at Amyloidosis.

Hi Shirleygirl & Welcome to Connect!
I am a 10 year lung cancer survivor...and I never smoked!

For two years I was told, by my local general practice physicians, I was fine and perhaps my cough was psychological ! I looked good but sounded terrible.

Fortunately on a physical at Mayo Clinic where doctors listened to me, my diagnosis of lung cancer along with their professional care, saved my life.
It was then I learned a lot about my lungs and lung cancer.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of proper diagnosis and proper treatment.

I recently had my CT scan follow up at Mayo Clinic. My Mayo “Team” have helped me sleep at night because I know I am receiving the best and most accurate medical advice because they specialize and share any findings about my lungs. I know I am receiving the best care in the world.

Furthermore, my doctors and specialist take time to explain what they see on my CT and in my lungs.
I personally feel better knowing I and my lungs are being so well looked after!

Ask your doctors questions, it’s your body and you know it best! Lung disease can be scary, but having experienced teams that we know and trust, helps add years to a better Quality of Life!

Thanks for sharing on Connect, we hope to hear more. Have you checked out the great videos about Lung Heakth and Lungs Cancer on Mayo Clinic web sites? There is so much great news available, I continue to learn everyday!
linda

Hello @shirleygirl

I see this your first post on Mayo Connect and I would like to welcome you. I am glad to see that you have been helped by reading the posts of @pattymac and others in this discussion group.

Your decision to seek the opinion of a pulmonologist sounds like a good next step. One thing that we encourage here at Mayo Connect is the importance of being our own patient advocate, educating ourselves about our disorders and always seeking more than one medical opinion.

@shirleygirl, will you please keep in touch with us and let us know how you are doing? We look forward to hearing from you again.

Teresa