I'm really worried about my mom. She has only 27 percent lung capacity. She's been a smoker for over fifty years. Sadly. She spat up a small amount of blood recently, too.

Her doctor had done several tests, including a cat scan. Now, he is ordering a bronchoscopy. Does this, most likely, mean that she has a mass? A nurse mentioned, inadventently, that she did.....but, the doctor has not said that.

I'm really very worried. I have a bad feeling. I lost my dad to lung cancer.

What do you honestly think? Should I prepare myself for bad news?

Settle down. I know it is easy to say but worrying won't help.

Ordering a bronchoscope is not an automatic indication of cancer. Wait and see. Don't think your mother isn't worried about you.

Good luck. no cheer up It sounds like they saw something on the CT and they are going to biopsy it. Yes, it very well could be cancer, but there's a possibly that it isn't.

Good luck. It could be either. My doctor ordered a bronchoscopy for me and it turned out to be nothing. The doctor is just trying to find out what is going on in your mothers lung. this is a test done usually to rule out the worst of problems. Just because the test is done doesnt mean the person has what they are looking for, but if she already has only 27% of lung capacity and is spitting up blood it could be bad news. All you can do is wait and see. I hope it is not the bad news you hear but that they didnt find anything. Good luck to you and your family. No. It means your doctor was schooled to act on scientific evidence. And by the way, it's most likely that if he finds something that very same day he gets it out. But for the cost I think your doctor is making the best desition, risky but necessary. Since your mother has smoked for 50 years, and has a 73% reduction in lung capacity, a CT scan and x-rays are not adequate to diagnose her problem(s). The doctor could find emphysema, COPD, cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, RBILD, etc. Just because he has ordered the test does not mean he knows she has cancer.