Postby juliej » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:46 pm
Areas of increased density on a lung scan don't necessarily mean metastasis. They can be caused by any process that fills the alveoli with fluid, pus, blood, cells (including tumor cells) or other substances resulting in lobar, diffuse or multifocal ill-defined opacities. An infection can easily do that, especially since he's been having symptoms like wheezing and shortness of breath.
If it reassures you any, I had lung mets and never had any symptoms - no pain, no shortness of breath, no wheezing, nothing. So the odds are good he just has an infection and the antibiotics will take care of it. It's good you're seeing the pulmonologist next week though, just in case.
Hope this helps!
Juliej
Stage IVb, liver/lung mets 8/4/2010
Xelox+Avastin 8/18/10 to 10/21/2011
LAR, liver resec, HAI pump 11/2011
Adjuvant Irinotecan + FUDR
Double lung surgery + ileo reversal 2/2012
Adjuvant FUDR + Xeloda
VATS rt. lung 12/2012 - benign granuloma!
VATS left lung 11/2013
NED 11/22/13 to 12/18/2019, CEA<1