CT scan after pneumonia and recall on mammogram double whammy

[Allfurcoatandnoknickers]

What a bloody day! Had a recall letter from my second routine mammogram (Age 50) which has sent me into a tail spin. That's next Tuesday.
Then this afternoon had a follow up appointment with respiratory consultant after I was hospitalised with pneumonia over Christmas. The X-ray shows some shadowing still and it's not quite clear. He wants to be sure this is scarring and 'nothing else'....he's going to book this in for a months time. The nurse who did my bloods was very reassuring and said he would have sent me quicker for a CT scan had it been anything more sinister. Not sure which thing to worry about more. I was so pleased with my recovery from pneumonia. It was a bad bout and I was in for 8 days on oxygen and steroids IV fluids and antibiotics but feel pretty much back normal with some tiredness still and slight breathlessness on any exertion.
I'm panicking- anyone got any reassuring words?

Gosh you must be so worried. Mention the X-ray on Tuesday and just try to keep calm and whatever the issues they have been picked up early. Good luck

Yes will mention it on Tuesday, might ring them tomorrow about it just to see if any cancellations!

Just remember that an overwhelming majority of women who get recalled from screening don't have breast cancer.

Yes was just panicking about the X-ray results from the pneumonia and hoping the two aren't in any way related. I feel fine, just scared

Of course you are and I would be the same. I don't think you can do much more than try to take control where you can.

Ring re: cancellations

Sit and make a list of questions for both

Ring the pneumonia consultant and tell him about the mammogram and see if the scan can be brought forward

Yes the pneumonia consultant knows about the mammogram but still said one month. Will try and speak to both tomorrow

So that's a bit less terrifying then? Maybe he sees them as completely unrelated.

Whatever you do don't bloody Google.

Ha ha- too late!!! I feel decrepit! Very frustrating as I've felt great in the last couple of weeks- the pneumonia really knocks you off your feet so I was feeling great that I'd recovered so well 😞

Stop now fgs. You'll be a nervous wreck by Tuesday.

So went for the recall and had another mammogram and ultrasound as they've found a very small calcification on my right breast. They carried out a biopsy which took ages as they could hardly find the right spot...
I've got to wait another week for the biopsy results. Any advice or positive stories greatly appreciated.

How're you op? Hope your results come back ok

I was interested to know what happened to this lady. I had double pneumonia and nearly died after falling in a river and nearly drowning when I was about 7 yrs old (am now 85) and getting on for 3 yrs ago was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, an interstitial lung disease, with scarring in my lungs. I mentioned my previous history but the medics didn't seem to think it was in any way related and I got the impression that it was not the pneumonia which had caused my scarring but this lady seems to have been told that her scarring was due to her pneumonia. Perhaps it was in a different part of the lungs. We shall never know as there have been no further posts apparently..