Pulmonary Nodules - anything to worry about?

[Erin]

Hello all,

I have only been lurking the last few months, but once again I am asking for your collective wisdom :-)

I hit my one-year survivor mark on January 12, 2008 (Yahoo!!!), but the moment was somewhat marred by the accidental discovery of a 7mm solitary spiculated pulmonary nodule on my CT in November 2007 (my first CT in April 07 was clear). The follow-up PET scan in November showed mild uptake - I guess this is common for smaller nodules so it didn't really reassure me much. The nodule does not have any of the hallmarks of a benign origin, like calcifications or fat deposits.

I have been waiting for my follow up CT which was this week. Now it seems that have found another, somewhat smaller nodule in the same area. (Yikes!), but the original nodule has not changed. But, here is what seems weird to me...they don't want to do anything about it right now (?) Just follow it up with another CT in 3 months. Does that sound right to you all?

I have read that a spiculated nodule, even a small one, should be considered suspicious for cancer until proven otherwise. Now that I have two nodules, I assumed they would want to go in and see what they were, but the doc is content to sit tight for three more months.

I certainly don't want any more procedures than needed, but I also want to be careful. Can you all give me your opinions?

Thanks so much!