catlady91 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 My mum went to a pulmonologist and oncologist in Poland about her scan and he said that everything is ok and that there's nothing in the left lung (the radiologist made a mistake about which lung it was) and in the right lung there's scarring from the radiotherapy which is normal and my mum's oncologist back at home mentioned she had scarring from the radiotherapy anyway. Such a relief! So there's no need for my mum to have a CT scan right away and she can wait until her scheduled monitoring routine CT scan at the end of November. JuneK, LilyMir, Justin1970 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneK Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 That is great news! What a scare, though. I'm so glad everything turned out OK! catlady91 and Justin1970 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouT Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Catlady, This is great news! It's always good to let the present medical team who knows the patient best make determinations. I'm so glad to hear this. Thank you or the update. Lou Justin1970 and catlady91 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlady91 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 The Polish GP who had the scan didn't know my mum's history plus she made a mistake about which lung it was. Apparently she told my mum it was bad news and slammed the phone down! What terrible bedside manners! Luckily my mum went to the pulmonologist and oncologist (still in Poland) which she booked before. He received my mum's x-ray from the GP and said it was nothing concerning especially when my mum explained her history to him. He said that there's nothing in the left lung and there's scarring in the right lung (which my mum's oncologist in the UK told her she had anyway from the radiation) and with my mum's treatment history, nothing to be too concerned about. He also heard of the hospital that my mum is under in the UK- he worked there for a few months and sung it's praises (my mum is under one of the best and most specialist cancer centres in the UK). He said if there was anything they would have picked it up. He did say that my mum has a chest infection (she sounded dreadful when I spoke to her and kept coughing) and gave her antibiotics. He was surprised that GP didn't give her antibiotics. Tom Galli, LouT and Justin1970 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstar Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 What a relief for you and your mom. Glad that it was nothing to be concerned about. Tom Galli, Justin1970 and LouT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin1970 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 That's brilliant news I'm so happy for you both,its so stressful Take care Justin x Izzy, Tom Galli, LouT and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilyMir Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Isn’t it horrible when some doctors make mistakes or treat patients inhumanely?! I can never understand bad bedside manners, they can break one’s spirit sometimes. Glad your mom saw a more competent specialist and she was reassured. Hope her infection is minor (did she get a COVID test)? Best wishes. Tom Galli, catlady91, Justin1970 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy M2 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 What a relief! So happy for you both. Justin1970, catlady91 and Tom Galli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlady91 Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 My mum doesn't have COVID. She says that a lot of her friends have been feeling unwell as well. Justin1970, Tom Galli, LilyMir and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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