I just do not understand!!!

[AnneyMay54]

I have COPD and asthma. I was ill a couple of weeks ago and the doctor requested an x-ray of my lungs. When she looked at the x-ray, she showed me a new development on my right lung. She was unable to tell me what it was but sent it to a radiologist for further reading. The next day she called saying that the report was that the something we saw was nothing. I do not understand how something can be nothing. Could someone explain this to me?
Thank you

[sstitanic2]

Is that all the Doctor Said? I would get a second opinion. It could be scar tissue or possibly spots that indicated you had a virus years ago. I have that. It could be a glitch with the film. I would not freek out yet, but I would be agressive to get answers to your questions. Good luck let us know what you find out.

[AnneyMay54]

I saw another doctor yesterday and he said that they see alot of things on x-rays that don't mean anything. I still don't understand it but I guess that's just the way it is.

[Victoria217]

Hi! Amey, This sort of thing does happen, my husband @ the time had a brain injury and had to go for a xray or ct scan and the saw something on the film that they @first thought was a tumor or clot, we demanded a second set of xrays, the some thing they thought turned out to be fluff on the film so it does happen. But i would go for a second one jus t in case,it's nothing to play with Take Care and Good Luck.

[Nicknameless46]

I worked in a Radiology Dept of a big hospital for several years and I can tell you this: There are doctors who can look at an x-ray with a giant tumor and see nothing and there are doctors who think they've found something in every speck of dust. Bottom line is if you have a problem that requires an x-ray and you think the results don't seem right, get a second opinion - always - demand it, if necessary. Usually when a second opinion is ordered, the expert Radiologist in that particular area will do the reading, which will also get you the best result.  Your second opinion - that it's nothing - is likely correct. It's also a good idea, if you can afford it, to request an actual copy of the film and the report for your own records; then when it's 10 yrs later and you have another x-ray of the same area, they'll be delighted to have an old x-ray to compare to (they will have destroyed their copy by then).