Just a quick update for whomever cares.....

I had an appt with the surgeon this morning at 9:30 but didn't get in to see him until 10:50. Both him and his colleague spoke to me about the procedure and answered all my questions.....I wanted to concentrate on the three additional nodules uncovered in the scan. He explained that the nodules all look the same and have the same characteristics and none of them picked up any dye so that is a clear indication that they are benign.....I then broke in to ask him to take a biopsy anyway and he agreed. They will biopsy the two right ones but will leave the left one alone. If they turn out to be cancer then they will be removed as well. I then questioned prognosis if they are cancer. He said 2 years because they look the same as my left one and that one is probably cancer as well. He then quickly said that we should not go down that path because he is about 98% sure that they are benign.

Over the past week or so I've had the feeling of pressure or tightening in my chest...no pain, just the odd twinge and a bit of pressure. We all know what that means. I've got a history of Pulmonary Hypertention so Dr. Yee is sending me to see a cardiologist next Wednesday and he will assess me and make sure I get any tests done before the surgery. We need to rule out any beginnings of angina and I certainly don't want any heart attacks when I'm on that table.

It's still a waiting game at the moment and I'm not really out of the woods yet. I'm still feeling optimistic about all of this but getting increasingly more anxious. I just want this done and over so I can move on.

Edit: Sorry Barbara I forgot to address your questions. Dr. Yee told me that this type of benign nodule can appear at any time to anyone...smoker, or non-smoker. The kind of tumour that was first spotted is called a typical carcinoid tumour and it doesn't spread. The really don't have any answer as to what causes it.