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icey
icey Member Posts: 141
edited July 2015 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

Just wonder if anyone who has had radiation ended up with a scor on their lungs from it? It just occured to me while worrying about the spot on my right lung that the radiation oncologist told me 5 years ago my lung might has a scar.

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  • inks
    inks Member Posts: 746
    edited July 2015

    Yes, my RO said radiation would "brush" the top of the lung and that it would be visible on imaging.

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited July 2015

    All the scans I've had since rads mention "fibrotic changes consistent with radiation therapy".

    Leah

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  • Hopeful82014
    Hopeful82014 Member Posts: 3,480
    edited July 2015
    I was told basically the same, also that there would be some loss of lung capacity although minor.

    Many things can scar lungs without us being aware of it - I have scarring (pre-radiation) but have never had pneumonia, etc (at least to my knowledge).
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  • icey
    icey Member Posts: 141
    edited July 2015

    The spot my lung is top right side and about 4cm. I don't know if a scar looks like a lieson or do they look different. My Dr says I hlneed a bioposy as soon as possible and he know I have had radiation to that side.

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