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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Feb 5 4:04pm | Replies (26)
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Welcome @deedee1981. You're in good hands at Mayo Clinic. I'm not sure of specific locations, but I know that fellow members like @merpreb @marshall8318 @corgimenow @vic83 @daria @dedehans and others have heard the words "there's a nodule in your lung that we need to investigate further" or similar.
Deedee, at this point I assume that they are still determining whether the nodule may be cancerous or not, correct? What testing will you have done at Mayo Clinic?
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I have an appointment on December 12 with a pulmonologist. They told me to plan on being there 3-5 days. I’m hoping to get a biopsy and find out what this mass is and then decide what to do.
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I have no idea what testing will be done at the Mayo Clinic. My pulmonologist said it needs to come out regardless of what it might be. No one in my hometown was qualified to do the type of surgery that he thought was needed. Thought it would be complicated. Would not do a biopsy for fear of nicking my pulmonary artery. So at this point I have to assume it’s cancer. I’ve been on 3 different antibiotics in 30 days. Last one was Levaquin. No change in lung. PET had SUV of 22.8.