Multifocal Adenocarcinoma of the lung, continual recurrences

Greetings all. Had another CT-Scan today. Bilateral semisolid and groundglass pulmonary nodules (suspicious for multifocal lung adenocarcinoma) remain stable. Additional scattered tiny solid pulmonary nodules are stable.
So I just wait until the next scan in 3 months.
Anyone also have other non-nodule issues in lungs?
Found this article on multifocal:
https://www.jto.org/article/S1556-0864(18)30964-X/fulltext

YEAH!! I have COPD and emphysema from smoking for 35 years. Sometimes it's difficult to tell which one affects me most. When I have a COPD flare-up, it's usually for a short period of time and I can help with some tricks of the trade.

Do you have any Vic?

Hello Vic. I had a 1 cm nodule in lower left lung and a lobectomy in March. Ground glass with some thickening, if you will, on one outer edge. Adenocarcinoma (determined by needle biopsy). Also, 4mm in upper right which (may) be scar tissue and 6 mm in right center lobe, undetermined. Have follow up CT scan in September. Just waiting to see if both of these are stable.

My CT-scans don't talk about COPD, although it got added to my list of health issues, maybe because they sent me home from the hospital with night oxygen (which I no longer need). However, the last scan mentions "Stable probable UIP pattern fibrotic interstitial lung disease, mildly increased compared to scan six months ago". Not sure what that means for me. I have been increasing my exercise load in cardiac rehab and oxygen levels holding well (88 or higher during exercise). I can easily walk my usual 35–40-minute route. Despite having VAT surgery, Covid, coronary stent, and even an isolated arthritic flareup of the hands in the last six months, I am currently walking around like nothing happened.

I'm still living with it and get my ct scans every 6 months but things have been pretty quiet in my lungs for awhile now. I go again for ct in september so will find out then if anything is new. Guess I take each day as it comes and thankful for each day I have. I am also dealing with copd now and last winter was not a good one, was in out and out of the hospital. I am now in assisted living and things seem to go ok. Keep the faith and family close .. Hugs to you all. Joan

I am going for my second pass of followup nodules in my lungs in a few weeks. I am hopeful since the one in my thyroid has neither grown nor changed--but they may not be connected. My Vit D levels are finally normal after six months of taking a daily dose. I had covid and was concerned, but passed the PFT, I believe.

That is so sad, never heard of this before, do you have pet scans each time
Do they see a new one on a CT scan? They tell me you see more on a pet scan.
They can see your whole body that way.
Thank you for sharing this, I had never heard of it before.

Had my six month follow up CT scan after lobectomy in March, 4mm and 6mm nodules seem stable so go back in six months. As they all say, this is the new normal, waiting for 6 months at a time. Best of luck to you Mary on your next scan, stay positive!

Here is an interesting update for multifocal lung cancer. A year ago, I had a 3.1cm stage 1b cancer removed from right lung (wedge resection). I am being monitored with usual CT scans. I had a recent CT scan which was more intense compared to the usual ones I do because of some pleurisy. This scan listed 8 lung nodules in various stages of development from pure ground glass to part solid components. The report stated that some nodules mildly increased and many likely reflect adenocarcinoma spectrum lesions. I asked about all these nodules and was advised that the nodules are treatable if we need to. If they don't grow very fast, then we may not have to do anything.

I am exactly 1 month post left upper lobectomy for NSCLC and doing well. I am stage 1-all nodes removed were negative and no treatment needed at this point. I have my first CT Scan in April and praying it is okay. I wasn’t aware that reoccurrences were so common. Praying.