... ou posted that your mother had COPD and so I wanted to someone to share stories with. I, myself am heartbroken and a complete mess because my father has COPD and lung cancer. He is currently hospitalized and nearly died a few days ago while I was away on vacation. ... (4 replies)

... I read you'r post i also have the same problem only my nodular is 9x12 i smoke, but the place i worked in has asbestos,you need to go to a pulmoary doctor, they are going to do a bronchoscopic biopsy to see if it is cancer, because of the size of it they think it is cancer, where i am with it right on, it's in god's hand's if this is his will, who am i to argue with him, try... (12 replies)

... i have a heart condition nodules showed up in may and just was released from hospital the 3 i had grew and then they said well over 12 now. still in pain and trouble breathing very tired too go to pulmonologist tomorrow found them on cat scan just scared oh and have fatty liver too (12 replies)

... on my left bottom side, they did see i had a partially collapsed lung. i did have surgery for a cyst on my ovary in june. so blood work was good. now upset and scared to have cat scan.. i feel good i am not tired.. i eat well.. i also dont smoke any more. ... (0 replies)

... on my left bottom side, they did see i had a partially collapsed lung. i did have surgery for a cyst on my ovary in june. so blood work was good. now upset and scared to have cat scan.. i feel good i am not tired.. i eat well.. i also dont smoke any more. ... (0 replies)

... days prior they gave me and ekg and the doctor said he saw abnormality in my left lung so I went for a CAT scan and they said I have a nodule in my upper left lung but they dismissed it saying I can get a recheck cat scan in 9 months to a year from now to see if the nodule grows.. ... (1 replies)

... Hi Gumbyu I wouldn't worry too much. I have several nodules in my lungs which were found incidentally when I had a ct scan 2 years ago for other reasons (like you). They repeated the CT 6 months later and the nodules were unchanged. I have some calcifications other places (spleen) as well from some past infections. I suspect the nodules are also scar tissue related to... (3 replies)

... around my left lung. So, now I'm exteremly scared I have cancer... I have done my research over the last 24 hours, and obviously there is so much to be said out there. I have talked to my Dr. ... (3 replies)

... She is a non-smoker, had asthma as a child. She has complained of ever so slight shortness of breath but didn't know if it was anxiety because she has been under a lot of stress. Her TLC or total lung capacity was normal at 90%. (2 replies)

... Mild ventilatory defect. Normal lung volumes. ... (2 replies)

... well i went for a 2nd opinion a week later. did an EKG, regular stress test, and then an echo at rest. on the report, it said: normal pulmonary pressure, but when i asked the dr. what it was he said "normal." i then asked him what the number was and he said again "normal." i said well can u tell me the #? and he said "its under 25." i feel like he just said that to shut me up... (8 replies)

... issues, this is the first time dealing with shortness of breath and pain when breathing so I can really relate to your fear and anxiety over the possibility of a lung related illness. ... (8 replies)

... Hi everyone, Well the past 3 months I've been getting shortness of breath, tightness, and chest pressure. My EKG came back normal, and so did my chest cat scan. I had an echocardiogram done on my heart, and the doctor told me it was good, but my lung pressure was high (38). He said high/normal is 30. Now he wants me to take a stress test, and right now I'm wearing a holter... (8 replies)

... I see. I don't fee like I am in denial. I came here and asked questions and people answered...my dr did no lung xray even though she said it may be bronchitis...I do have asthma and have been smoking a lot. ... (7 replies)

... I just wanted to tell you how sad it makes me to hear your story. This disease goes after good people who didn't contribute to their lung health. It gets people who are healthy and nonsmokers. I feel so much for your son. Please stay honest with him. ... (10 replies)

... ot I developed pneumonia in December. When the pneumonia continued to not get better in Febuary they admitted me for only a day. Well to make story short I had a lung biopsy in April that confirmed that I had interstitial lung disease associated with mixed connective tissue disease. ... (10 replies)

... he had some of his lung cut off then they scrapped his lung to make it stick to his chest cavity, it has been over 2 years ago he had the surgery and once in a while he said it feels like its doing it agian not usually too bad, his shoulder and back hurts and he cant get a full breath of air and its been bad for a couple of days on and off . Now that hes had the surgery and... (3 replies)

... Nobody seems to answer me... Same thing I'm getting from my Dr.'s and family... I'm scared... K (3 replies)

... Do not be scared for what lies ahead is peaceful and loving and caring. I am sure that one day you will agree. ... (10 replies)

... Thank you for your posts. I just joined because of these posts! I was just referred for lung ct scan. Dr suspects silicone. Had ruptured implants for probably 15 years until nov 2010. Am just learning about this. ... (17 replies)