Hi everyone,
my mum started coughing up blood a couple of weeks ago. Went to a&e, had chest X-ray, was told it was pneumonia, had a temp plus bloods showed infection. They decided to do CT scan too. Meanwhile she’s been having back pain which has got significantly worse the last few weeks, was told it was a bulging disc. She’s been in such agony so organised a private appointment for this issue, with the hope to get spinal injections. They said she needed MRI first. Went back to private doctor yesterday, results showed she had 3 fractures in her back. Doctor asked if she had cancer, my mum said no, but that she fell in December and broke her ankle so it was then thought the fractures were from then. Doctor said she needed CT scan next and could come back next week for epidural injections for back pain (she had CT scan last week for coughing up blood so when results back she could use that) So that was that. Then this morning she had a routine appointment at hospital to check blood for infection (pneumonia) plus to get CT results. Dropped her off, no thoughts of anything, absolutely no worry of cancer. Picked my mum up. She was told she has lung cancer. I was so shocked as was she, that’s never been a thought. On way home I said mum I’m sure they can do something. She said she has to go back for MRCP. I kept asking questions, she wasn’t sure of answers and said doctor has put it all in her notes in an envelope. Took her home, read it, few things written including upper lobe bronchogenic carsinoma. But it also said bony metastatis T10 and L4. We are confused what this means? Anyone have any ideas? Is that the cause of her bad back? I’ve googled but the doctor never said about anything spreading, is this what it means?
hope this all makes sense, I’m so exhausted and worried about my mum
