shadow on lung

[superfire]

i recently had a chest x ray which shown a shadow on my right lung im 33.i was told it was probably a infection i have had a full blood test and that was ok im am no waiting for a mrsi scan.would the blood tests have picked up any cancers cells confused

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Has the CT scan been done? What does the report say?

How are you doing now? What medications are you taking currently?

Keep us posted.

Regards.

[superfire]

Sorry for being a bit vague ,i took a course of antibiotics my gp thought perhaps i had an infection that was causing the shadowing of my lung and i had a full blood test which come back ok no infections, iv had mild chest pains and a dull ache in my back aswell as a shortness of breath no repeat x ray has been done due to i suppose as i having ct scan kind regards

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

The blood tests would not have picked up cancer cells, but why are you worrying about this being cancer?

What symptoms do you have? Has a CT scan of the chest been done - the normal protocol is to get a CT scan before an MRI.

What kind of infection did your doctor tell you it was? A pneumonia or something else?

Were you prescribed any medications? Was a repeat chest xray done after a course of antibiotics?

Let us know the answer to the above questions to be able to help you.

Keep us posted if you have any other doubts.

Regards.