# Unidentified mass in my lung. Sick. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884 "2004-02-24T14:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/161 "2004-03-19T13:44:36Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Mom is outof the hospital & home. She’s weak, & taking things easy, as she should. But home! That is good news! > [@](#): > > I’m still coughing, & wondering if the antibiotics are doing any good. Woldn’t surprise me if it takes a while to knock out that abscess. The damned things can be stubborn, but they also can be beat. Also, even after the infection is killed off, I’d imagine your lung will have to be clearing out the detritus for a while. > [@](#): > > BVut don’t worry–I’m gonna take **all** of them. I know what happens when you don’t. Yeh, you turn into an Internet-addicted message-board fanatic. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/162 "2004-03-19T15:08:12Z")
Glad to hear that both you and your mother are okay, **Bosda** baby. Big skanky love from Minnesota. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/163 "2004-03-19T16:56:02Z")
> [@Gazelle](#): > > Glad to hear that both you and your mother are okay, **Bosda** baby. > > Big skanky love from Minnesota. 🙂 Oh? Is Minnesota _well known_ for its big skanky love? I must visit sometime. Will _you_ show me around…_personally?_😉😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/164 "2004-03-20T02:40:58Z")
Thanks for the update, Bosda. Glad to hear both you and mom are on the mend. Amazing what those DoperVibes can do, huh? 🙂 [fret meter off!!] ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/165 "2004-03-22T05:13:15Z")
That is truly splendiferous news, **Bosda**! I’m so glad that it wasn’t your worst case scenario after all. I have been praying for you and your mom, and I’m very happy that she is home and on the mend as well. Keep up the good work (taking those icky antibiotics) and you’ll be right as rain in no time. {{{{{{Bosda and Mom}}}}}} {{{{{{Di’Chi Dad}}}}}} (for all the worrying he’s been doing, about both of you) purrplebear, doing the happy dance with joy… Happy! Happy! Happy! _giggle_ _Twirl_ Oops… :o heh… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/166 "2004-03-22T07:00:35Z")
I’ve been lurking in this thread, and I’m so glad it’s not cancer, **Bosda**. But now I’m wondering how the hell one gets an abcess inside their organs. The only ones I’ve ever heard of before are in one’s mouth, and in the case of one unfortunate kitty on his butt after some bizarre butt injury. In any case I hope the antibiotics have you on the med soon. 🙂 I hope your mom is feeling better too. ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/167 "2004-03-22T07:24:47Z")
I just discovered this thread. I’m glad things worked out well for you, Bosda. A little while before I went on “hiatus” a few years back, the V.A. doctors discovered a “shadow” on my lung. It was an interminable wait to get a cat scan, and then quite a while before I could find out the results (veterans’ medical results must be passed through several layers of bureaucracy before it’s considered “official” :rolleyes: ). Fortunately, I didn’t have cancer. They did, however diagnose a problem I developed when I was stationed in Korea. they said “It’s like athsma, except you don’t get the attacks.” Basically, I have to take an expectorant on bad days to keep the pipes cleared out. If I don’t, it’s hard to get a full breath of air. Other than that, I’m okay. IANAD, but once they get rid of the abcess it may eliminate some of your other bronchial troubles. Take care, and {{{{Bosda}}}}. –SSgtBaloo ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/168 "2004-03-22T12:52:34Z")
CAT scans today! To see if the antibiotic is working. Doctor on Wednesday. Mom is doing well, & is in good spirits. Losts of rest, reading, & occassional light baking (because she _wants to_). ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/169 "2004-03-22T14:53:46Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Oh? Is Minnesota _well known_ for its big skanky love? I must visit sometime. > > Will _you_ show me around…_personally?_😉😃😃 Anytime, anything for you, **Bosda** babe. Skanky love is not indigenous to Minnesota, but an exclusive Gazelle delicacy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884/170 "2004-04-13T23:46:33Z")
Finally! The Aetna Insurance company has _graciously_ agreed to pay my ER bill. Imagine that. :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884.md?page=8)