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29 nonsmoker concerned.

Im a 29 years old male. I dont smoke and never had. My wife and friends dont smoke too. Noone from my family died because of cancer.  I have a strange symptoms that worries me since almost 9 weeks. This is the story:
First two weeks: All started with terrible pain and tickling in my throat combined with hoarsness and fever. After a day i started to cough, it was productive severe cough. I was taking Amoxycylin and after a week everything was fine, fever and sickness went away. But cough persisted.

3 week: Cough went better. I had cough only in the morning around 5-10 times. But this time i was coughing up phlegm mixed with blood. Plus i had strange pain in my back near liver and in my shoulder. A real terrible pain. I was sent to lung doctor, he did ultrasound of everything below my rib cage and chest xray. Everything was fine he said.

4-8 week: Pain suddenly dissapeared. Cough was still there but without blood. It was drycough just morning and only few times a day. In those weeks i had constant throat tickle feeling combined with constant feeling to clear my throat during the day. Otherwise everything was fine.

9 week (now). Cough in the morning is still there but better. Throat irritation is better but still there. Now i feel small pain in my shoulder and near my liver. I went to ENT. Blood test was okay. He looked into my throat and found nothing. I feel awesome, just this damn cough and throat irtitaion dont go away.

During this 9 weeks i was taking Pentoprazol for acid reflux, didnt helped.
And Budesonid inhalator wich helped just a little.

Is this can be lung cancer ?
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Its me again. Week ago i had another CT and lung nodule is smaller, it went from 16mm to 11mm and became flat. Radiologist described it as "almost completely gone" and my pulmologist confirmed that after looking at the CT photos. Is it possible ? Does lung nodules dissapear on its own ? I have taken Roxythromycin in between could that be the reason ?

Am i supposed to do another CT in the near future or i can assume now its nothing and move on ?
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Hi,
Thanks for the update. The pseudo solid nodular consolidation most likely is due to scar which may occur if here was previous infection or inflammation. You may also benefit from seeking another specialist's opinion to remove any doubts. Take care and hope to hear from your end. Best regards.
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Two days ago i had CT with contrast and they found 1,6cm nodule on lower side of my right lung. And something that looks like a Thymus that doesnt shrinked in my puberty in size around 3cm. My home doc and my pulmologist keeps telling me that this isnt a cancer. How can they be so sure ?. Im freaking out. I have pains since beggining originating from location of this 1,6 nodule. I can post my CT photos of it. And maybe translate the piece of paper with described result, cause its in German.
Translated as best as i can : "The shares are also covered caudal thyroid orthotopic and dense homogeneous. Larger greasy degenerate and thus insuspekte axillary lymph nodes. No lymphadenopathy in the upper thoracic aperture. Usually Rights opacification of normkalibrigen large mediastinoscopy-hilar vessels. No detectable pathologically enlarged lymph nodes in the mediastinum and in both Hili.
Conspicuous triangular loosened slightly inhomogeneous structure of parasagittal 2.1 cm length and 3.2 cm right left leg a craniocaudal extension of 3.8 cm in präaortalen mediastinal adipose tissue. No Perikardeguss and no pleural effusion.
1.6 cm wide pseudo solid nodular consolidation in subpleural location in the dorsal sinus phreniccocostalis right, most likely a scar change accordingly. The rest of Pulmo is a veritable parenchymal. No pulmonary lesion, no confluent pulmonary infiltrate and no interstitial pulmonary lesions. The central bronchial arises as far as normal.
Pleuropulmonales residual scar in the dorsal costodiaphragmatic recess right. Suspected Thymusrest in typical situation/place. No detectable local and locoregional aggressiveness drawing, as far as assessed by computed tomography.
Usually computed tomographic representation rights of the remaining thoracic organs."
I dont know what to do.
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Hi,
I understand your concern regarding your symptoms. It is good that initial evaluation by your doctor and ENT  and diagnostic tests were fine. Prolonged cough may be associated with a variety of issues including pulmonary, gastrointestinal and even allergic issues. If it persists, further evaluation may need to be done such as CT scan or sputum tests. to rule out other conditions. While some of the symptoms you mentioned may be associated with pulmonary conditions including lung cancer,diagnosis is often through imaging studies and subsequent biopsy. If initial imaging studies did not show significant results, the risk may be low. It is best that you discuss the results with your doctor for proper evaluation. Take care and do keep us posted.
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