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Scared,unsure,2nd time on site
LUNGS: New left apical 5 mm spiculated pulmonary nodule (series 5 image 70). New inferior right upper lobe 7 mm pulmonary nodule (series 5 image 178). New right apical 5 mm pulmonary nodule of enhancement series 5 image 90).
My grandmother, Mom's mom, passed at 53. Lung cancer. 35 to 40 years ago. This is my second CT after COPD diagnosis 2 years. 2 years,(if make it) since a cigarette in March ,after 39 years of smoking. Anyways
Any thoughts?
I work 7 days a week. To pay bills and help with my granddaughter. I know I push my body to hard but I can't help it.
Any thoughts appreciated. I hope all has a great day. Breathe 🫁 ❤️👍🏼
Last CT I had a 6.9 spiculated on left side. All this new stuff is 6 months later on right side.
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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.
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1 ReactionDont 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
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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?
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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.