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Multiple lung nodules: Might they be noncancerous? What next?

Posted by felix536 @felix536, Aug 17, 2021

I have 3 lung nodules measuring 4mm, 6mm and 14 mm in three different lobes. Have had ct scans showing no change in 6 months and have another scan scheduled in three months per my pulmonologist. Should I get a second opinion from an Oncologist or wait it out? What are the chances of this being noncancerous?

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Sep 10, 2023
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@etb2

I want to thank those who commented. I don't mean to sound angry but I guess I am in a way...I wasn't told SBRT could cause bleeding cuz of the polycethemia. I was told it could just cause it a year or two after the SBRT. The polycethemia and the way I bleed would just be a complicating factor.

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@etb2- Yes, but it might not be. This might be why your doctors are taking a second look at you. But I stress, you really do need some sort of a sit down with them. It would be best if you weren't confused by what he meant by the time line.

Doctors should be giving you clear information so that you can make educated and informed decisions.

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maggie1955 | @maggie1955 | Sep 12, 2023
In reply to @merpreb "@felix536- You are getting very sophisticated testing already. Multiple lung lesions are all primary nodules that..." + (show)
@merpreb

@felix536- You are getting very sophisticated testing already. Multiple lung lesions are all primary nodules that seem to begin as ground glass. What I would love is a test that would tell if the nodules are cancerous and should be treated, so others can be left alone! I have had a slew of nodules that have come and gone, and many little thingies hanging around, just taking up space.

Will you please join us in the Multifocal group?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/multifocal-adenocarcinoma-of-the-lung-continual-recurrences/

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PET/CT Scan. $10k test. They can see cancer areas if there are any.

I am lung RADS category 2. 5 nodules under 6 mm. Ground glass opacity upper left lobe. Scared. Long time smoker.

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maggie1955 | @maggie1955 | Sep 12, 2023

Next scan in 3 months.

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maggie1955 | @maggie1955 | Sep 12, 2023

I found out in Dr report I have a history of pulmonary fibrosis. No Dr ever told me that. I would've quit smoking immediately!

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hercules | @hercules | 6 days ago
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@aahlrichs

Thank you so much for the information. I truly appreciate it. I had CT for my heart..I had high cholesterol.
You stated a statistic of 95%, but that is not for nodules over 10mm. Unfortunately its much lower percentage. Everything I have read and as you stated, it should be biopsied or have a PET scan but for some reason my physicians want to wait. Even with my family history. 🤔 So if the national standard is to have the tests why are they so hesitant??

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Hello aahlrichs, I know its been a couple of years since your post on this thread but wondered how your situation is going with the lung nodule? I am a newbie here to the long nodule surveillance watching 4 ground glass nodules discovered in sept 2024. I also lost a parent to Lung cancer so although all the literature I can find states that lung nodules are relatively common and most are benign, it makes this a little more worrisome to me. Wishing you good health!

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