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my sister has a shadow on her lung....worried sick?

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  1. SethSpeaks
    Member

    Don't worry. Worry solves nothing and only raises stress levels which makes it harder to do anything. They won't do two chest xrays in a week unless it is an emergency because chest xray is loaded with radiation. She probably has a bit of pneumonia. I've had it before and it is very draining and it does put shadows on a chest xray. She just needs rest.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Lisa
    Member

    the doctor sent her for a x-ray as she had a bad bout ov flu and a constant cough
    the results show a shadow ....he wants her to have another x-ray in two weeks ?
    why 2 weeks ? why not this week ?...
    she still has cough and looks drained...im worried sick xx
    thank you all for your thoughts and time to reply xx

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. sandy7970
    Member

    the reason for giving things a couple weeks is to track any changes in lung condition. doing it every week would expose your sister to more radiation & not likely be enough medical benefit. a shadow on the lung can mean many things...try not to worry until there is something to worry about. it's an old saying but it's a good one. some changes develop slowly. try to be patient. coughing a lot or not breathing well can wear you out pretty quickly. i'm assuming she's on some kind of medicine to help with either settling down the cough or giving the cough the "umph" to bring up whatever is causing the trouble. besides that, she could probably use some extra rest. some illnesses demand some down-time. does she have household help? sweeping a floor is unhealthy for her now, so somebody else should do that (imagine dust in those lungs). cleaning with heavy cleansers isn't good now either. fumes make us all cough & she doesn't need another reason to cough. does she have stairs at home? might be a good time to put as much as possible on the downstairs level so she doesn't have to go up & down so much.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. ADMIRAL
    Member

    Your doctor might have given some treatment, he want to she the result of treatment after two wks.Admiral V K Singh

    Posted 1 year ago #

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