Robin_
08-09-17, 00:23
Hello all. Toward the end of summer 2016, I had an annoying cough that I went to get checked out. The X-ray I had showed a small nodule (not sure of the exact size). Went to see a lung specialist and I got a decent amount of lung function tests done that all came back fine. The specialist didn't really seem concerned, but sent me for a CT scan anyway. The CT scan didn't show anything of interest, and I was told that it wasn't much of anything. Fast forward to this February where I had to get another X-ray for back pain, and again was told that I had a nodule in the same area. Went back to the specialist, who just shrugged it off entirely.
The reason why I bring this up now is because I honestly just found out that I'm supposed to have a follow-up appointment with the specialist sometime this month, and it's sad that I'm freaking out about this all over again. I'm worried that maybe the nodule has grown during that time, and I'm also really confused as to why it shows up in the X-rays but nothing of significance apparently shows up in the CT. Aren't CT scans better? Is it possible that it's just not showing up in the CT because it's really nothing important? For what it's worth, I'm 23 and have never smoked (though I've heard that even non-smokers can get lung cancer, which has also got me on edge :wacko: )
The reason why I bring this up now is because I honestly just found out that I'm supposed to have a follow-up appointment with the specialist sometime this month, and it's sad that I'm freaking out about this all over again. I'm worried that maybe the nodule has grown during that time, and I'm also really confused as to why it shows up in the X-rays but nothing of significance apparently shows up in the CT. Aren't CT scans better? Is it possible that it's just not showing up in the CT because it's really nothing important? For what it's worth, I'm 23 and have never smoked (though I've heard that even non-smokers can get lung cancer, which has also got me on edge :wacko: )