Growing Nodules

I’m so sorry for your dad and you because I understand how stressful it is going through this watching and worrying about changes in the lung nodules. I have been living with this for over six years leading up to a upper left lobe removal and later on I had another wedge of my lower right lung removed, it’s usually very treatable to get rid of the nodules but it’s an ongoing process, sometimes surgery is enough if the cancer hasn’t spread and other times they use chemicals or radiation to destroy the disease. On a brighter side of things many people are living longer today due to earlier detection of the cancer and ongoing improvements with medications, some people here are living longer productive lives and in some cases they had stage four cancer. Try to stay positive especially for your father because he needs to feel in control of his health and also praying is very helpful to for all of you going through this, God is listening and will answer your prayers amen, best wishes for better health ahead.

hi @nfitzs, I'm sorry to hear it sounds like your dad may have had some progression. may I ask what kind of lung cancer he has and what treatment(s) he's on? as a cancer patient myself, I just want to say to you how much I'm sure it means to your dad to have your support. don't lose hope - as @frouke said, nodules can be treated. is there a reason they haven't removed the main tumor?

@nfitzs, I looked back at a few of your other posts and saw that he was diagnosed earlier this year with stage 3a NSCLC adenocarcinoma, and he was starting abaxrane, carboplatin, and keytruda, and wasn't a good candidate for surgery at that time.
There is always hope. Some days that all we have to cling to. He's fortunate to have you by his side. Take in the good news; a stable primary tumor. Ask questions about the rest of what's noted in the report.
Have you seen his doctor's yet, to discuss the results? Stable for the main tumor is good. Sometimes radiologists and doctors have differing opinions on what they are seeing on scans. His doctor knows his case the best. I'm wondering if the oncologist thinks the additional nodules are cancerous, or if they may be other non-cancerous areas of density?

@nfitzs, have you learned more? How are you and your dad doing?

@nfitzs, there is always hope. We cancer survivors live on it. In the 5 years that I've been stage IV, I've had multiple CAT scans show nodes growing as much as 50% in 3 months. Subsequent PET scans always showed benign. Subsequent CAT scans showed little to no growth or shrinkage. Even the two my oncologist found "concerning".