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Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Hi, Terri
we also had a scare with my husband's follow up chest x-ray this summer - it turned out to be scarring that probably been present for decades. The PET's had picked this up, and our ENT said to not worry too much about it, but getting a big old ABNORMAL on the results is scary.
The lungs can be impacted by all sorts of things that will show up on an x-ray or CT scan. Inflamation and scarring can both result in a positive read and have nothing whatever to do with cancer.
Best wishes on the pulmonologist visit. Keep in mind that some sort of lung damage is pretty common - most people never find out about it!
Maria
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
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