I have now had a cough for 8 weeks. Started off as cough on its own. After 4 weeks I developed fluey cold and went to Drs about cough who said I had a chest infection. Given antibiotics but after 5 days no improvement so then had second course of antibiotics. Definite improvement this time but still cough however went back to Drs who said my chest actually sounded clear so the infection must have gone and this cough is just part of this cold and "series of viral infections" that I have had. I still have this cold and have now had it for 4 weeks and have only started feeling better really in the last few days. On my last visit to the Drs they gave me a form so that if I wanted to I could go and get a chest x-ray done at the hospital. This is because I voiced my concerns about the duration of this cough, I also had a pain in my shoulder and have been worried this could be lung cancer. Pretty drastic, it might sound! But I work for a lung cancer department in hospital so yes, I am probably more paranoid about it than most, but at the same time I also know it's not just older people and smokers who get lung cancer. I'm 34 and an ex-smoker so it is unlikely but not impossible. One GP put me off having the chest x-ray by telling me there is a slight increased risk of cancer with these types of x-ray so I don't want to take it lightly but at the same time don't know how long I should leave it before I go ahead with it. There is this horrible cough and cold going round at the moment but I so rarely get coughs and have never in my life had a chest infection until this one. Any thoughts? Or am I crazy?!