Hi Stan. Thank you for thinking of me. Well, I just missed you. I was in Rochester today and had a thorough CT scan, they turned me on my tummy even. Autoimmune tests were negative. The inflammatory marker is back to normal. The pleural effusion has decreased since the scan of 10/19. And my deep breath pain is much much less. Conclusion: The cause of the effusion is uncertain (probably viral) but with effusion improving, the likelihood of malignancy is considered extremely low......Well now I know what "pleural effusion" is.

I have multifocal lung cancer so have only had one surgery so far with no radiation or chemo. I have several more nodules now being monitored until right time to treat them. So I have not seen an oncologist yet