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I usually listen to patients when they tell me they know what is going on in their bodies. Often they are right. In this case however, I think you are wrong. Bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma and carcinoid are relatively rare and not particularly related to your past smoking. There are other more benign reasons for lung nodules which are all less then or equal to 1 cm in diameter.
I agree with your doctors that the "test of time" is most appropriate here. I won't tell you not to worry. No one knows the future. Sometimes we just do all we can do and hope for the best. You have stopped smoking - a very difficult thing to do.
With multiple nodules, you do not want surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation at this point. You don't even feel sick. Just be as healthy as you can be with diet, rest, exercise, and continued cessation of smoking. I would bet that you will see no change when you are reevaluated in 4 months. If this were me - I would simply hope for the best and anticipate that things will be fine.
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