Nicky i have sent you a friend request if you wanted to chat elsewhere but please don't feel obligated to accept it. Hopefully there will be plenty more time for holidays to Spain. Thank God she did; the results revealed a shadow on my left lung. You can see by reading the new posts on this site every day  just how widespread this disease is and while we wish we could get all the different departments to hurry their 'rses up with our results, sadly they can't because there are just not enough trained professionals to decipher and read those results. Shadow on my lung. Shadow in baby's lung during pregnancy. Then I had to wait to see the specialist. After weeks of scans and extreme worry it turned out to be benign. Actually i'm not an ex smoker , i still smoke but i have quit in the past  but never for any more than a few months, i always went back to them. anixous2017 Member Posts: 56 Courageous. 3 weeks ago i thought i would be dead by now but that was the fear that gripped me and past experiences of other family members. The whole reason he had scan at all is as they suspect skeletal TB so I am hoping it's that. You'll be able to make new mum friends and get support and advice from parents going through exactly the same as you. It came back with a shadow so then I had to wait to get a proper MRI or scan or summat. In each case early research (thank goodness for the internet and forums) convinced me outcomes are unlikely to be as dire as your initial reactions dictate. New; Lung cancer forum requires membership for participation - click to join. What's next for the Online Community? 13 Jul 2019 22:50. 2 months ago. Aortic aneurysm (an enlargement of the aorta as it leaves the heart or begins to descend through the chest) can cause a shadow on chest X-rays. My health wasn't great at the time and it was a case of exploring all avenues. Shadows on the Lung doesn't automatically mean that it is something that is sinister or nasty, but obviously the only way to be sure exactly what it is, will be more investigation. “I presumed I was having my shoulder x-rayed but the doctor had actually ordered a chest x-ray. I don't think so, I think there are numerous possibilities, maybe not all good, but there is no point in google diagnosing as it will only cause more worry. Shadows can often be caused by a lung infection (antibiotics will sort it out), or something like old scarring, or even a benign lesion, both due to excessive coughing, neither are life threatening. Thank you, she’s flown back to her holiday home to be with my dad in Spain, today, I rang the hospital to find out how long PET scan would be coming through but they said we were given wrong information and she will be referred to the Respiratory Team who will decide if a PET scan or Biopsy is best way forward, she promises me she will fly back as soon as appt comes through, it has been fast tracked but they said 2 or 3 week wait even fasttracked xx. I know someone (early 20's) that has been told they have a shadow on the lung and they need a CT scan. To identify the source of the shadows accurately, a doctor may order additional tests, such as a chest CT scan, an MRI, a lung biopsy or a PET scan. MD. I hope that the shadow in your father's lung proves to be easily treatable. Now I'm soooo worried what the shadow could be and thinking the worst. My mum is still smoking but trying hard to quit, she did give up a few times but we lost my only sibling, my brother 3 years ago, aged 39 so she started again xx. OP I wish your friend good luck, and remember, " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing " best wait for the result. Take care sweetie and i wish you both, all the best. So sorry to hear how things are for you and your Mum at the moment @Nikkiniks ‍ I will tell you not to worry but i know you will anyway, it seems to be in our nature to do so. I don't mind and i am happy to talk here also. Please let us know how things go for your Mum, i hope and pray that it all works out for you both. And don't worry about repeating yourself, you are scared and feel lost, confused and alone, i am too but i feel less alone in the few weeks i have been here. Tell her not to bring fags back with her, lol. Hi, thank you so much for your reassurance, we are now waiting for mums PET scan to come through, it’s the awful waiting and not knowing that is mentally draining. Site updates. What's next for the Online Community? Things have moved on enormously since then so i still have some hope that i am clinging on to and we all need hope. The ratio of trained staff to patients must be virtually non existent. Planned maintenance - Tuesday 10th November, 7am-1pm. I speak as one who has had lung cancer (yes, some of us do survive). Some conditions cause the airways to become inflamed and narrowed, or fill the airways with phlegm, so it’s harder for air to move in and out of the lungs. If you'd like to know more about lung cancer, you can read our lung cancer information online or order our publications from our shop. He could have chronic lung disease due to his smoking. Lung cancer forum. Head & Neck Cancer Group - Discussion Forum Shadow on lung. What a journey. on her lungs and they wanted to do a scan. The first time was a lung … ... Also I have a bi-lateral hernia and that creates a shadow on my lungs, which has caused a few sleepless nights before we knew what it was. they are worried that this could mean the worst such as cancer. Feel better today as into 5 of antibiotics but still anxious. The X-ray showed up a shadow so she then went for a CT scan today, that came back as a cavity which needs further investigation, so she has now been fast tracked for a PET scan, I’m really really worried, hers bloods came back fine and CT scan shows no theft areas of body with anything to worry about, please someone tell me I’m worrying unnecessarily, I have to add she does still smoke and has done for almost 50 years. New; Head and neck cancer forum requires membership for participation - click to join. Shadow on lung. Shadow on the lung had an x ray weeks ago just got a phone call this evening to say I need to go ... especially since a shadow has appeared on the first x ray? Site updates. So now it was on to a pulmonologist. Other Qs & As. The shadows could be an active or old chest infection that causes permanent lung damage (bronchiectasis). A shadow was found on my lung five years ago after an x Ray and then act scan and it was diagnosed as bronchiecstasis. ... Hi my friend has just been told that her dad has a shadow on the lung and he has to go for a biopsy. A CT scan is the logical way of ruling one out. Sadly I will always have COPD, but today I am a lung cancer survivor. Shadow on lung If you're dealing with cancer or another life-threatening illness, or someone close to you is, chat to others going thorough the same thing. Also when reporting an x-ray the word 'shadow' is seldom used. what does the scan with two dark shadows on the lung mean? Anyway a family member had a mass on his lung last year. Public Forum Discussions. Hope it turns our ok. X. I'm not sure whether it means a deffinate cancer, I would advise you stay as positive as possible. OP. The GP will ask about your general health and your symptoms. Unfortunately for everyone, it does take weeks and as the prospective patient or relative it does drag you down mentally and physically. A quick google gave me numerous possibilities from to (:O) to a simple infection to pneumonia, a clot, fluid, a mass (not nessisarily cancer, could be just a mass) and many other things. Registered in England. I remember back in 1980 getting sent to our chest clinic for an X ray. I got a row from my doctor for googling! It means that something has been seen casting a 'shadow' on the film. I was diagnosed with stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer in my upper left lobe. This will disappear when I get better. I also had a chest X-ray which came back saying lower left lung shadow and just to be sure referred to hospital for ct scan! While you think you may be ready to deal with everything Nikkiniks, i don't think any of us are ever truly ready and it hits us like  a ton of bricks when or if we hear that news, we can only deal it with it as it comes and that is the very best we can do.