Originally Posted by echoes long ago

Hi Ideopathic PN,
IMPRESSION (June 15, 2012):

"Progressive fibronodular opacity in the medial segment of the right middle lobe which could represent an infectious or imflammatory process. The examination is otherwise unchanged and unremarkable.


Please, what does this mean?

it is something that should be checked after a period of time by another ct to see if it has changed or is gone. i have numerous nodules in my lungs some rather large that i have checked by ct at regular intervals, at first every year and now every 2-3 years. dont stress over it too much. mine has not changed in years now. yours could just be infection related. get another a year from now if for nothing else than your own peace of mind.

as far as stress, i know that stress can make a medical condition worse and probably will due to resultant inflammation and how taxing it is on our energy reserves and immune systems. i just dont believe that stress causes these conditions though. anecdotally i have found that these type of conclusions by doctors that your symptoms or condition are due to stress is made far more with female patients than male patients. i just dont buy it.

with the problems that you are having it is natural that you would be worried and stressed. there would be something wrong with you psychologically if you werent. its not good or healthy for you longterm, however.

get a cat scan in a year, take the medication that was prescribed, monitor how you are doing breathing wise and relax a little and wait for the next cat scan or pulmonary test. there really is nothing much else you can do in the meantime except live as healthily as you can.

i dont know if i mentioned this or not but there is a support group for pn somewhere in the jacksonville area that might be able to give you ideas on what they are doing, medications, testing and other doctors. if you are interested send me a message.

Originally Posted by zygopetalum

Idiopathic PN, I feel like I may be responsible for much of your anxiety with respect to your medications. Please note how many people take these meds with no problems, the chances of your developing issues are likely very small.

People in my family are very sensitive to all kinds of drugs, we all struggle. I've had many/most of the side effects that are listed

"If you experience any of the following call your doctor immediately"

for a long time and my doctor just basically ignored them. I see other people who have been taken off the medication or changed to something different, I was not. I told him a year ago that I felt I might have to start Neurontin and he made a face and looked out the window..not a lot of help! I may be wrong about some of the things because I'm not a doctor and have tried to figure it out myself.

I have never seen a neurologist and really have no idea what is going on.

judi

Originally Posted by echoes long ago

did you say that you had tuberculosis in the past? fibronodular densities can be from bacterial infections such as TB as well if you breathed in a foreign object or had other infections since. i will pm you with the PN support group information.

Originally Posted by mrsD

I have to wonder about sarcoidosis.... Did you have an ACE test when you had your blood work?

Originally Posted by mrsD

I have to wonder about sarcoidosis.... Did you have an ACE test when you had your blood work?