Why would you have atelectasis? You still need a CT scan and specialist I think.

My pneumonia was in the upper right lobe, with NO coughing. I was weak, losing weight, and had difficulty breathing. I also had moderately high temperature (about 101-102) for about three hours every afternoon and low temperature the rest of the time. The lung sounded almost clear by stethoscope. How misleading. A chest X-ray showed a dense area, and the CT scan looked like I was growing a space alien. It was pretty inaccessible by thin tube or bronchial biopsy, so they never got a sample of the lesion, but did pick up 1 (only) adenocarcinoma cell. With a negative PET scan, it wasn't worth the risk of open chest surgery to biopsy the lesion. At least yours is in a more accessible place.

With peripheral neuropathy, you face a different future than you imagined. With the possibility of lung cancer, your future hits you in the face like a brick wall. I started planning for the worse.

My cats were great, just hanging out with me day after day, week after week, quietly affectionate without being demanding. I'll be grateful and devoted to them for the duration of their or my life. It's so worth it living with companion animals.

Good luck, and please continue to keep us informed. I'll be thinking about you until this is resolved.