Scared,unsure,2nd time on site

Also... I'm not to scared. I see most of you are probably struggling more than me. This is just new for me. I am no wimpy lady lol. I guess I'm scared about what to expect on my knew journey.

Dont apologize. It's a scary thing and we've all heard those scary words, "it's cancer".

At 5mm or 7 mm they're still too small to biopsy by needle or EBUS. I don't know enough to tell you whether or not you would qualify for a wedge resection but I was offered one on a spiculated nodule in my right middle lobe. That may have been easier to get at though.

Do get a second opinion. If Mayo is not close to you perhaps one of these leading cancer centers:
https://www.nccn.org/home/member-institutions

@denzie
Thank you for your kindness. 🙂

@maroa , I'm sorry to hear that this follow-up CT didn't show better results. Your feelings are valid, it's always scary to receive results like these, but especially for you having seen your mother pass away from lung cancer. Treatments have come a long way since your mother's time with this disease. We are living longer and longer due to new treatments and there are new ways to address the side effects of treatment too. The new nodules on the CT scan don't mean that this is cancer for sure. There is still hope that this is something else; infection, fungal, inflammation.
Do you have a doctor appointment scheduled to discuss the findings yet? Are they talking about another scan after X number of months or doing a biopsy?

@lls8000
Hello. And yes. My pulmonologist sent me a email saying we will discuss it March 20 but that he definitely wants me to do 3 month scans. Haha it was only my 2nd 6 month scan. It started as copd 2 years ago, hospital visit 7 nights,3 in ICU. I quit smoking,2 years ago. I've had 3 pulmonologist appointments and 2 scans since then and nothing being said says to me,great job on quitting smoking. I feel I was better off smoking but deep down I know that's not true.... I just wish there are answers to my silly questions. Like is this cancer,? I take a huge amount of Albuterol and corticosteroid breathers. My gp said in Dec gosh your lungs sound so good and clear breath a few more times for me to enjoy it. Haha any advise I love to listen and appreciate it.

@maroa, Waiting until March likely won't be easy, but it's great that they didn't say, 'get in here right now', too! 3 months likely makes sense at this point, and none of your questions are silly. It's scary to think that you may have cancer, but you may not too. I try not to take the time to worry about something until I have to, until I know for sure that I need to deal with it. That's not always easy, but it can help.
Congrats on quitting smoking. I haven't had to do it, but I've watched others in my life struggle for years. Quitting gives your body a step ahead at dealing with any issues that you may face now or in the future.

Thank you! And yes I try not to worry. I'm actually not to worried I just wish I knew for sure to start trying to get it to go away. I'm so funny. At 52 I was thinking I could get better spirometer test results if I just practiced ... needless to say I was wrong ha ha ha.

Cancer makes us all scared and my thoughts are with you. I'm wondering if you should get a second opinion and have a serious talk with an oncologist you trust. What's the success rate of the treatment they're proposing. What are the side effects? Can you live with them? What resources do you have to help you get through all this? I sat with my oncologist and asked her every hard question I could think of. I'm still hanging on five years after a diagnosis of stage 4 ros1 lung cancer. I would add that new treatments are being developed all the time and that cancer treatment today is nothing like it was even ten years ago. For example, last summer we thought the ros1 had metastasized, and it turned out to be a giant cell tumor instead. I was started on a new, targeted chemo that had just been introduced last February. The side effects aren't any fun but nowhere as serious as the chemo side effects for the ros1. My advice is to see what's being offered before you make any decision.

@lycisca
We haven't discussed any treatment or anything yet. I had a 6.9 spiculated on upper left lung 7 months ago. My pulmonologist said hopefully it's inflammation... So 6 months later I have more but on the right upper lung and I'm honestly not sure what it measures. He did send me a email saying we would talk more in March and he definitely thinks we need to move 3 months ct. I complained with my upper arms and shoulders 7 months ago and the aches seem to be progressing. I have a high tolerance for pain and I wouldn't say it's pain it's just difficult and different especially since I have been a housekeeper for near 10 years. In the 10 years I have not had this achy feeling. Ka sarra sarra I guess. I'm just at a loss as to what to do and do not believe there is anything i can do. We shall see I guess.