I read something on mayoclinic.com and it sounds like lung nodules, which show up as masses on xrays and can be caused by cysts or infections, are pretty common and in most cases are no big deal and require no treatment. Hopefully that is all it is!
damn Cobbers you smokin again? I\'m dissapointed you were my hope in humanity 
:that: Hope it all turns out OK, Cobb
I hope everything turns out okay but in case it doesn\'t, can I have your guitar?
Positive thoughts are headed your way.
:no: :sigh: that\'s just wrong.
:that:
Did you name it yet? Perhaps Mini Fro??? :duck:
You guys are right. I should have used the apple-duck smiley like Todd instead of the greenteeth guy.
Cobb, hopefully Cori is right and it is a nodule, or some other minor condition. Remnants of a previous lung infection seems likely after breathing the New York air.
hope your lung gets better Jim...STOP SMOKING!
hope your lung gets better Jim...STOP SMOKING!
I\'m quite sure he hasn\'t smoked in a while.
todd, we talked about the fact that i started up again at the middle east.
:doh: Dain bramage!!! :shrug:
Send Me Knitting Factory Pics!
You\'re only at the tip of the "bugging me" iceberg
you\'re on your computer right now.... a few clicks away from having me off your back
Jim-Sorry to hear about this. Hoping all is well.
thanks mark, i\'ll know for sure that i\'m fine on thursday after my cat scan.
Hi Jim, I tought I would share with you what happened to me (twice). This is not meant to freak you out but to offer something to ask your doctor about...I teach Anatomy and Physiology so I may be able to offer some "crack-head" advise...4 years ago I was getting ready for work and all of a sudden I felt this sharp intense pain in my upper left chest. I laid down for a minute and I could hear a "click" everytime my heart beat. I thought maybe I tore a heart valve..I went to the ER and they determined that my lung had collapsed spontaneously. It is a called a spontaneous pneumothorax. It was caused by a "bleb" which is like a grape like bubble that grows on your alveoli (air sac). Mine ruptured open and the air I breathed in would go into my pleural cavity (space the lung is in) pushing my lung down away from its lining causing some
**** major pain. They said it was common amoung young, skinny, tall, males. The cat scan will show blebs so maybe mention this to your doctor...the good thing is that they are not cancerous and if you find them, the doctor can do something for you before your lung collapses. When this happened to me I knew NOTHING...that was the scary part..I hope this helps and hope all goes well for you...peace, PJ