Male, 52, quit smoking cigarettes 18 years ago (after 18 years of
smoking), quit cigars two years ago (after four years). Been around a
lot of
passive smoke, until recent years. Took a Lung Cat scan a year ago
because my
doctor and I figured I was borderline and this would be a good
risk/cost/reward tool. Scans showd one small "spot" on upper right
lobe - 5 mm.
90 days later another scan -- high contrast: no change in size.
Another 90 days later a third scan with no contrast: no change and
radiologist description now calls it fiber-something, which my GP
says
means scar tissue, rather than a spot. The GP says let's do it again
in six months. Ok, we do it and once again -- no growth and it is now
called scar tissue on the radiologist report. My GP now says we
probably don't even need to scan it again. Prudent? I thought two
years of scans was the norm?