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Do any if you ever cough up blood in your mucus?
My dad does, a little.
A PET scan ruled out lung cancer, sputum test results not in yet.
What do you think?
My dad does, a little.
A PET scan ruled out lung cancer, sputum test results not in yet.
What do you think?
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/20133853-coughing-up-mucouswith-blood
i'm glad to hear that the PET scan ruled out cancer.
your dad has CT scans done annually doesn't he?
his pulm will probably continue to keep an eye on the nodule, but for now it sounds like you can relax.
((((HUGS)))