Hi. I'm Susan, 48, northen Maryland.
Last week my dr. sent me for spiral CT scan due to minor chest pain I've been having. Long-time smoker started at 19 and continued on/off 18-19 years until 10 days ago when I got the order for the CT scan and started taking Chantix to quit.
Dr's office called, said I had a node on the right lung and to have it rechecked in 3 mos. I went to pick up a personal copy of the report. It turns out the nurse I talked to was wrong. I have 4 nodule. The larges is 6-7 mm; the smallest 4 mm. The nurse said the radiologist said check in 3 mos. They won't do any further tests until after they see the 3 mo. result. She also said something weird, like 99% of these disappear on the 2nd scan. I can't imagine 4 nodes disappearing - especially when 2 of the 4 are 6-7 mm. and are noncalcified. (I've been reading a lot on the web the last few days).
So, what to do? Is getting a 2nd opinion from an oncologist the right thing to do? Getting another test or needle aspiration ? (see, I've been reading a lot the past few days).
Any advise offered by this community would be greatly appreciated.
Susan