Ct Scan Of Lung Result

I received the results of the follow up CT Scan of my lungs after they found a nodule on my left lung on an abdominal CT scan last week. It shows two nodules approx. 7-8mm in the left lung and another in the right lung. As they are small yet, the recommendation is to wait six months and do another CT scan. My family Dr. was also my younger sister's Dr. who died at the age of 47 from liver and kidney failure. I asked him today if it was true that she also had lung cancer (told to me by my sister) and he confirmed that she did but the liver is why she died so quickly. This does not make me feel as confident as I did yesterday when I knew there was only the one small 7mm nodule in the left lung. I am going to look into natural ways to try and keep the nodules from getting bigger and to try and stop any more from appearing. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all for this supportive forum. God bless all of you.

ally

On 8/9/2007 ally5051 wrote:

I received the results of the follow up CT Scan of my lungs after they found a nodule on my left lung on an abdominal CT scan last week. It shows two nodules approx. 7-8mm in the left lung and another in the right lung. As they are small yet, the recommendation is to wait six months and do another CT scan. My family Dr. was also my younger sister's Dr. who died at the age of 47 from liver and kidney failure. I asked him today if it was true that she also had lung cancer (told to me by my sister) and he confirmed that she did but the liver is why she died so quickly. This does not make me feel as confident as I did yesterday when I knew there was only the one small 7mm nodule in the left lung. I am going to look into natural ways to try and keep the nodules from getting bigger and to try and stop any more from appearing. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all for this supportive forum. God bless all of you.

ally

Hi Ally,  I also have cancer in both lungs.  Why are they waiting 6 months?  Did they recommend a biopsy?  That's a long time to wait.    Not trying to scare you but when my first CT came back there was an immediate needle biopsy following by a second CT and then a PET scan.  There was no waiting.  The oncologist put me on Tarceva since I refused the conventional chemo/radiation treatments.  Believe I would have to get a 2nd opinion.  Please keep us posted on how you are.  You have to push these doctors and look out for your own best interests.  A lot of them won't tell you anything unless you ask specific questions point blank.  There is a lot of info on this site.  You might want to do a little reading on some previous posts in this section.  God Bless you and I will say a prayer for you.  Nancy

Hi Nancy

Thanks for replying so quickly to my post. My doctor says that since the nodules are new and only 7-8mm in size that the normal thing is to wait six months and compare the scans for any changes. I can logically understand that but the emotional side says that since cancer got my grandparents, my mom and dad, my uncle, sister and two aunts so far, I am at greater risk of it.  How large was yours before they did the biopsy? That seems to be the deciding factor along with they are new. They did not show up on the CT Scan in 2004. Only the emphysema did.

Thanks so much for your replys.  I am glad that you are not afraid to be a bit more aggressive with your Drs. It is an inpsiration for me.

Ally