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And I have read that the contrast media needed for CT scans with contrast is in short supply due to supply line issues, and therefore they are being rationed. Fortunately, our lung nodules don't require contrast

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 9, 2022

You are correct about the shortage of contrast die being in short supply.

I have all of my CTs with contrast. A lot of people in this group do. But there are situations when it's not required.

There are a lot of shortages worldwide. I'm sure that you are familiar with them. But you must remember that there are alternatives in medicine. Covid has shown how resourceful and determined researchers are.

Lung cancer research has produced huge improvements in the last 10 years. Many people who might not have survived lung cancer are alive and living fruitful lives due to those improvements.

I have a CT coming up next month. I have another lesion that has grown. It will be my 6th lung cancer in my 25th year of lung cancer. I prefer to think of all those new treatments for my cancers and continued research while I wait to see if my lesion has grown.

Don't you think that these new treatments keeping people alive are just incredible?

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