Hi
I am a 32 yr old female with no smoking history. I have no known health problems. This past Monday I was diagnosed with pneumonia by chest xray and symptoms of fever, cough, congestion, sore throat, body aches and sent home with antibiotics and bed rest. The Xray was then sent to radiology to be formally read.
On Wednesday, the clinic called and said that the radiologist wanted me to have a CT of my chest b/c he felt that there were abnormal areas which he wanted to rule out metastatic disease. Now mind you the only symptom given to him was cough. This of course really scared me b/c I have no known cancer past or present.
I went for the CT scan Thursday and results say this:
There are multifocal air space opacities within the right upper lobe. A focal air space opacity is seen within the peripheral left upper lung, extending to the pleura. There is a tiny 3mm nodule within the laternal left lobe. No pleural effuion or pericardial effusion. No adenopathy idenitifed.
Under the impressions section it does state that findings are probably post infectious or post inflammatory with a follow up CT in 10-12 weeks following treatment of pneumonia to rule out underling mass.
I have never had a chest xray prior to this so I have nothing to compare to, but now they have me worried that there is cancer growing in some other area and I don't know it. I friend told me they should have done bloodwork before even saying cancer because there is a way to determine if cancer is present with blood levels. Any ideas?? I am going crazy worrying and I have to wait until February.