...to be worried? Lung shadow and referral to oncology

[hoolydooly]

Hi folks,

Trying not to panic.

My dad is 74 and had a CT scan of the abdomen.
A lung shadow was picked up incidentally.
He has been referred to oncology.

He is a non-smoker and has no lung symptoms.

How worried should I be?
Anyone had a lung shadow that was nothing?

Is the referral to oncology a bad sign or just standard practice?

Thank you.

Fingers crossed for good news for you

That does sound hopeful!!

Thanks. It means a lot to have people out there rooting for him/us!

Look at it this way - if oncology say it's not cancer then you've had the experts rule it out and you can be fairly certain that it hasn't been missed. If there is any reason to be unsure, you are in the right place to get any further investigation.

🤞

I just wanted to say thank you again to all who posted on this thread and on my other one.

Thankfully, we found out today that the signs from the PET scan are largely good. Nothing elsewhere and very minimal uptake only, not enough to warrant biopsy. Just a follow-up in 3 months. So I can breathe again...for now!

I really appreciate everyone taking the time to share their stories - thank you so much!

Ah gosh lovely news
All the best ❤️❤️❤️❤️