My husband has a shadow on his lung following a chest infection?

March 26th, 2010 | by admin |

My husband is waiting for hospital admittance following finding a shadow on his lung. He is 41 and never smoked but had a few chest infections, the latter where he coughed up red mucus in a morning.
Can this be something else? The doctor said he will have to prepare himself in case its cancer and I’m so worried, can you help?

I am afraid it is not possible to reassure you as your husbands tests are not yet complete. This best I can say is there are possibilities other than cancer.

  1. 5 Responses to “My husband has a shadow on his lung following a chest infection?”

  2. By Louisa on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    I know someone that was recently diagnosed as having a shadow on his lung and after tests it was discovered that there is nothing wrong with him so please don’t worry yourself too much, it could just be a shadow. All the best, I hope that he is ok!
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  3. By pink flower on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Bless you,

    It may not be cancer, it could be TB, depending on the shadow, it’s placement etc. it could a clot or just damage from the infection.

    Thinking of you both and sending best wishes for a good out come.
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  4. By shortbread on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    The doctor is just preparing you to consider the worst. There’s no way to tell if he has cancer without the tests they need to run. Because someone has never smoked, it doesn’t mean they can’t get lung cancer. On the other hand, a shadow on the lung doesn’t mean he has cancer, it could well be nothing. All you can do is wait for the test results, or speak to a doctor for their opinion.

    Good luck, I hope it all gos well.
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  5. By formerly_bob on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    The majority of chest x-rays have at least a few shadows that are difficult to interpret and many times the shadows aren’t a symptoms of a disease. Even coughing up red mucus is not an abnormal symptom. So, hopefully the next round of tests will rule out cancer. The doc will probably retake the image using a CT scan that will show whats in the shadows. Besides cancer, he could have pneumonia, TB, or some other lung abnormality that might not be a medical concern.
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  6. By Dr Frank on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    I am afraid it is not possible to reassure you as your husbands tests are not yet complete. This best I can say is there are possibilities other than cancer.
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    GP for more years than I care to remember

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