Thankyou for your reply. I spoke to the doctor after xray as I was concerned about what the results meant and it says I've an area of fullness in the centre of chest. No infection or no distinctive mass as of yet I think that's why they are repeating it to see if anything shows. How are you coping with the fast process? 

It’s like being on a roller coaster. I’m scared stiff, They have asked for all the tests to be done in two weeks. Which is good but exhausting.  I’ve had a CT now they want a Pet scan and MRI on head they might find a bit of a brain, Lung function test, it goes on. I’m a smoker so I’m battling that at the momenta well, I have got to stop. That’s hard I’m 74 and been smoking since I was 15. 

Im glad you are getting sorted out, fingers crossed it will be ok. Take care.

In May saw doctor re "chestiness" (need to clear mucus) but no discomfort - put on antibiotics which failed. Believed time would sort out this minor inconvenience and went through summer without improvement. Pushed by wife to see doctor again on 9th September; X-ray same day; referred for CAT-Ct scan on 22nd as shadow detected on lung. Saw Dr. again on 23rd who tried to reassure me that it may have been merely precautionary.- results/findings awaited with some trepidation (about 10 days I was informed). This is going to be a long 10 days, though wife says all will be okay - it's my natural 'glass 1/2 empty' attitude.

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Hi I have just read your blog and replies.

I have been I'll for 3 months now, ended up in hospital because of a UTI but while there they weighed me n stuff and did emergency chest xray. The xray was fine that was last month. On Monday I had job centre( as now so much time off I'm without a job) at 10.15, then hospital for xray at 11.30 then GP  for even more bloods at 12.15.  The xray department phoned me at 2.30 to say I needed to go back, 3 hours later eh. I was too bloody tired by then as off and on buses.

I went yesterday they said they needed to rule my nipple out or breast( I'm tiny chested lol) so they stuck like paper clips on my nipples with tape. 

I havnt heard anything back today but yes I'm scared a 3 hour response made me think the worst.

So I can only assume they found something and need to rule out a nipple shadow.  Has any one else been through this with a 3 hour response and nipple markers.

To all you lovely people who are going through hell, itz bloody horrible

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Hi Megsy, was just wondering how you are. My mum had a mastectomy in Jan last year and then preventative radiotherapy. We thought everything was fine until she developed a cold about a month ago and a cough that hasn't cleared up. She had an xray last week which is showing up something so GP is referring her back to hospital. I don't know what end of me is up, trying to keep positive for her while praying that it is anything but cancer. Seems so unfair because although mum is 77 she has never smoked or even spent time in smoky places, ie pubs etc. Apparently that doesn't matter if it's secondary cancer.

Anyway, I hope by now you are fine but if not then let us know how things are with you. 

Hi I'm in same position phones back with 27 hours of xray. Now been told have to go for ct scan. What was your outcome?

Hi Princessdisney. I do know what you are going through. It could be nothing or some thing. Stay positive. I was unlucky the CT  found a small cancer in my left lung and some lympnods on my wind pipe. This was last August. I went through so many tests , in the end I had chemo for four months. I got through that ok. Had another CT  and that showed it had shrink a little, I was over the moon!  then then rested me for seven weeks and it grew  back a bit.. Today I started immu therapy , So fingers crossed this will keep it at bay for a little longer. I wish you luck, it might not be what you think. They could not operate on mine because of the lypnods. Let me know how you go on and I'm sorry if this has scared you, I will be thinking about you.

Hi, sorry hope ok to message on old post. I have just finished treatment for endometrial cancer, and had a lung to pelvis ct scan, scan showed 2 x 3.5 cm shadows either side of my spine by lungs, is this what yours looked like on ct scan

Hello, please reply me ..

my husband has the same sign and he did the X ray 

they told him he had a shadow in his lung .

how are you now ? How was your Ct scan? please answer me I'm very worried ..

Sorry to hear that. I was diagnosed in 2020.Had X-ray and it showed shadowing left lung. I had every test  going. CT scan, ultra scan. It turned out it was cancer. I was put on chemo for about four months, it worked to start with, cancer shrunk then it stopped working after another scan. I was then put onto immunatheraphy,  it's a lot gentler than chemo, that worked and shrunk the cancer after about four months then that stopped working. So now I have been put onto palitive care. I get tired and put not in any pain. I've just been put ona  course of steroids to help the breathing. It's only a two week course but it's made me feel a lot better, I've more energy. The doctor zooms me every six weeks to keep an eye on me, so it's just a matter of time. That is my story, I hope your husband has a better out come. I have been under a hospital in Nottingham, I still had treatment while the lock in was going. They could not do enough.let me know how you are getting on.  Ann