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Small lung nodules: How often should they be monitored?
Lung Health | Last Active: Jun 16, 2023 | Replies (67)Comment receiving replies
Your reaction was my reaction also. What tests have you done so far? I found it very useful to read the test reports and google every single medical term. The radiologists in each test report recommended the next test (chest x-ray to CT-scan to PET-scan). I found CT-scan reports to provide a lot of information on possible diagnoses -
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Thank you for your reply. My first nodule was found incidentally on an abdominal CT scan. I had a follow-up dedicated chest CT scan that revealed the 0.7 cm nodule in the other lung. I am reading everything I can find online. I've also read most of the lung nodule posts here. I found the Brock and Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Nodule calculators and they would indicate that my chance of this being lung cancer is somewhere between 2 1/2% and 4 1/2%. I'm finding some comfort in that but am really anxious that I can't find a pulmonologist appointment until April. I would like to find more information about causes other than cancer. I did have pneumonia in 2017. I also have chronic rhinitis. Can mucus mimic (or cause) a nodule? By the way, my radiology report notes mild curvilinear atelectasis or scar in the lingula. Beyond a very basic definition, I can't find much information on that or information on whether the atelectasis can be associated with the nodules.