Ideopathic steady as she goes. dont put the cart before the horse. you wont know anything for sure until after the broncoscopy is done. it may well be an infection that can be treated with an antibiotic specifically for it. i understand its nerve racking. i often feel like calamity is hanging over my head but we have to keep putting one foot in front of the other until we come out the other side. its the only thing we can do. i know many people who have many nodules and the overwhelming majority of people with nodules are from present or past infections or coating of particles they inhaled and are not cancerous and are not sarcoidosis.