Has anyone who's had a mastectomy with reconstruction ever had a chest xray since?
I had one last week for a cough I've had for 6 months, my primary doctor prescribed this. I always pick up copies of my reports, so I picked it up today and it said:
"There is a nodule projecting over the left base, consistent with a nipple shadow not seen on the lateral view" Impression: no active disease.
What "nipple" are they talking about??? I don't have a real nipple on the left side, it's reconstructed from a skin graph. I'm not sure what's visable on a chest xray when it comes to reconstruction, but I know it did see the surgical clips from the surgery, just wouldn't think that a nipple made from only skin would be seen as a "nodule" on an xray.
Has anyone had similar findings on a chest xray?
If not, and you read what I did, would you question it, or assume they know what they're doing and let it go?
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lastminuteD… Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 343 |
Apr 7, 2008 10:58 am
lastminuteD wrote:
SandyInNJ63 - I had a mast and recon - haven't had a regular xray but have had an mri and ct scan. I question everything and each doctor involved until I understand what is meant etc. No reason not to ask - it's your health and piece of mind! Let us know what you find out. Dawn Dx 12/1/2005, IDC stage I, Grade 3, 0/5 nodes, ER+/PR+/HER2+
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WendyInCali… Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 133 |
Apr 10, 2008 02:18 am
WendyInCalif wrote:
Nipple shadow is a shadow thrown off by your nipples. If the radiologist was really concerned, he would have had you return and do the chest x-ray over with "nipple markers" in place. This is a common occurrence and chest x-rays. No active disease means, I believe, that there is no pathology. Your doctor will probably have explained this to you by now :). DX 3/07, G1, S1, IDC, Mammosite RT.
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SandyInNJ63… Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 201 |
Apr 10, 2008 04:27 pm, edited Apr 10, 2008 04:27 PM
by SandyInNJ63
SandyInNJ63 wrote:
Thanks for the input :) My primary doctor is sending me to a pulmonologist next week (4/17) because of the chronic cough. I'm bringing the newest xray, along with the ones I've had done the past couple years. Maybe I'll finally be able to get a CT scan of my lungs. My best guess is that I'm dealing with undiagnosed allergies, but my doc wants to rule out anything more serious first given my history. Diagnosed 9/2002 age 39; IDC, DCIS & Paget's; grade 3; neg SNB, ER+/PR+, HER2neu-; no chemo or rads; mast followed by Tamox & Lupron
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