1 cm nodule found in lingula
I am new to this board. Nine days ago a 1 cm nodule was found in left lung. CT scan taken for other reasons. Radiology report said wait for 3 months. I have an appointment with a pulmonologist tomorrow. Scared to death, can't sleep. Need help with questions I should be asking the doctor tomorrow. Thanks to anyone who can respong.
Comments
-
what to ask/expect
Hi there,
First off, I am so sorry that you have to go through this. Within the past few months I have experienced the same things (Finding mass on routine x-ray, pulmonologist, etc.) I know exactly what you are feeling and wouldn't wish it upon anyone. I think it's the fear of the unknown more than anything. Your pulmonologist will probably have you do some additional testing to confirm the nodule isn't something else like a fungal infection for example. I have a 6cm mass and I had a TB test, another CT scan and blood test completed before anything else was talked about. Make sure to ask your doctor about these possible alternatives...there are a lot out there and it will help ease your mind a bit. Are you having any symptoms? This would be another item to discuss. Remember to be your own advocate! You should ask even the smallest question, even if it seems unimportant. Also, if you are anything like me, I like to know what to expect from any long-term process. Your pulmonologist should be able to tell you what to expect over time, like what tests you will have and the general timeline.
A 1cm nodule is no joke but it's still small and it sounds like you found it early. Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it goes!
0 -
what to expect/askcookemi said:what to ask/expect
Hi there,
First off, I am so sorry that you have to go through this. Within the past few months I have experienced the same things (Finding mass on routine x-ray, pulmonologist, etc.) I know exactly what you are feeling and wouldn't wish it upon anyone. I think it's the fear of the unknown more than anything. Your pulmonologist will probably have you do some additional testing to confirm the nodule isn't something else like a fungal infection for example. I have a 6cm mass and I had a TB test, another CT scan and blood test completed before anything else was talked about. Make sure to ask your doctor about these possible alternatives...there are a lot out there and it will help ease your mind a bit. Are you having any symptoms? This would be another item to discuss. Remember to be your own advocate! You should ask even the smallest question, even if it seems unimportant. Also, if you are anything like me, I like to know what to expect from any long-term process. Your pulmonologist should be able to tell you what to expect over time, like what tests you will have and the general timeline.
A 1cm nodule is no joke but it's still small and it sounds like you found it early. Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it goes!
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. It is very helpful. I hadn't thought about asking for a timeline - seems like a good framework to help me get a handle on things.
0 -
Hopefully timely with this
Hopefully timely with this answer. This link is to some good questions from the site here. Hope you have time to print them out.
http://m.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003285-pdf.pdf
0 -
Timely with thisdennycee said:Hopefully timely with this
Hopefully timely with this answer. This link is to some good questions from the site here. Hope you have time to print them out.
http://m.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003285-pdf.pdf
Yes. I got this on time. Going to the doctor later this morning. Great resource. Thank you for sending this my way, it is just what I was looking for.
0 -
So I went to the doctor on
So I went to the doctor on Thursday. Will be getting a CT on the entire lungs next Friday. The nodule was found incidental to a CT of the abdominal area. Next appointment a week after the CT scan. It was very reassuring to actually see what the nodule looked like on the scan. I'm hopeful that I may be one of the lucky ones.
0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.9K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 446 Bladder Cancer
- 309 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.5K Breast Cancer
- 398 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.4K Kidney Cancer
- 671 Leukemia
- 794 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 237 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 63 Pancreatic Cancer
- 487 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.5K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 540 Sarcoma
- 734 Skin Cancer
- 653 Stomach Cancer
- 191 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.9K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards