Is Cancer Doc out there? Need Help!?

[Patty D]

Cancer Doc answered a question about lung nodules for me. Just got PET scan results back and there was no uptake of my larger (12 mm) nodule...but the report says that the fact of no metabolic update cannot rule out bronchoalveolar or carcinoid tumors. They also found 5 more subcentimeter nodules and I have hypermetabolic and enlarged mid cervical lymph nodes (12mm by 15 mm) - I haven't had so much as a cold in 2 years! I am still very concerned, but the doc says to wait four months for another CAT to see if any of these grow. I am a widow with a ten year old son. I am all he has, his dad passed away three years ago. 47 yr old woman with 42 pack yrs of smoking (just quit). Any advice? I don't see how I can wait 4 months when I FEEL LIKE I KNOW IT IS CANCER...which is hard for me to explain - I just know it. Thanks!

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[Spreedog]

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.

[K Wag]

I'm not a doctor but I'd suggest getting a second, third, even fourth opinion. Like you mention, it's not something you want to wait around for. I wish you the best, and many years of health and happiness.