I FREAKED...I mean I truly FREAKED? I was totally yelling and screaming! It was for an MRI for my B Cancer...for that one has to lay face DOWN! Everything, I mean EVERYTHING I was laying down on was poking into my body literally cutting me into pieces! Worse yet, the techs had their sound on in the 'chamber' but MY SOUND OUT was off? I knew what they were ordering for lunch and it wasn't 9am yet? I kept going, wiggling, trying to breathe etc. to get any attention..it was a no go...Yet the PET scans, I guess cause they pre-zonk you, well, that was a no problem test...altho VERY COLD. I don't know if it was the fact it was one of the coldest days of the year this past winter or the fact it was at 6AM before the heat was on throughout the offices? W/PN All I can remember about the PET and CAT scans are that they are NOISY and very very cold! I abhor cold these days.. I've had open and closed MRI's I really find no particular difference, unless the sound/communications are OFF? Both rooms are COLD, both tests are noisy! We Have to do what we have to do! to get treated the way we should!
Can I say GRRRR! BURRRRR!!!! GROWL!!!!!!!! - j

Agree With Lj As Well. Come Fix My Conp. You Need A Vacation
:d Sue

Aussie,

I will also jump in here to say that I have one of those nodules in my lung. It was first picked up about 3-4 years ago. Like you, I was a bit freaked at first. After consulting with a radiologist and my primary, it seemed clear that the best thing to do was to watch and wait - just like the others here are doing. If it does change in size, then I will get a biopsy. I had it checked every 3 months for awhile, then every 6 months, now it is once a year. So far . . . no changes . . . hopefully, it will stay that way . . . and I wish the same for you.

rafi

Thank you Rfinney, I will definately mind it.

Hi Aussie, they usually don't mess around with these things if there is any slight chance of anything nasty being there, they would have you in there getting it out , quick smart.
A second opinion doesn't hurt for your own peace of mind, but repeating xrays every 12 weeks is playing real safe.
all the best,
Brian