hi everyone
I have had two follow up CT scans following up from stage 1A non seminoma
they have all been fine until this scan, there was a mention of a few lymph nodes short axis up to 6mm. Apparently this is not a concern at the moment by size criteria, but what worries me is that it was not mentioned at all in previous scans
why would they not have been mentioned previously, and is 6mm short axis something to be overly concerned about?
additionally, I did have a cold/flu at the time of the scan. Would something like that have an effect on mediastinal lymph nodes?
if there are any radiologists on here i do have my CT scans if someone could compare the last scan to the new one to see if the nodes were the same
cheers from australia
Hi (23F) I got diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Nodular Sclerosis in dec 2019. Stage 1 classical, considered unfavorable bc it was bigger than 10 cm. Have been in remission for about a year now or so we thought. After 6 months my CT scan showed that my mass had grown a bit, but my doctor wasn’t too concerned about it since my sediment levels were normal and so was my bloodwork. Then later after my 1 year I got another one done (which was like 2 months ago) it showed that my mass had grown even more! And now he’s concerned, wants me to do another PET and biopsy bc he thinks I’ve relapsed or it’s another cancer or my thyroid. Idk so many things that it could be. Sediment levels are still normal too again.
I was reading online and it was mentioned that fibrotic stroma could also be what is causing my residual mass to get larger, I don’t want to get too hopeful but at least that’s what’s helping me sleep at night knowing that it might not be something too bad. Does anyone have a residual mass left after chemo in their mediastinum? I’m curious to know how has that been dealt with. I’ve heard surgery is prob not a good option bc of how dangerous the location is. Also what were the PET/biopsy results after chemo with the residual mass if this has happened before to you or someone you know? Or just dealt with fibrotic stroma after chemo in general, how were the symptoms?
I am currently having an awful experience with insurance so it’s taking forever to get things rolling, I’ve been waiting awhile to get my appointment. So this has made me really anxious having to wait such a long time to get my tests done and not have at least an idea of what’s going on because I don’t have anyone to relate to.
For reference my mass when I first got it was 8 x 9 x 13 (so big that my lung collapsed) 6 months ago it was 9.1 x 4.1 x 4.8 and now it’s 9.7 x 6 x 6.8!! So quite a difference! This time I’m experiencing no symptoms I even workout a lot with no issues and feel great after. The only thing I do feel sometimes is like a stabbing feeling like where the mass is and under my left breast (rarely) and my theory is prob that the mass is pressing on my heart or like a vein and not circulating the blood properly, but I’m no doctor so I don’t know.
Hi everyone, im a 23 y/o male who got diagnosed a little over a month ago and have done 2 rounds of da epoch r.
was wondering if during treatment, anyone felt their heart beating harder than normal. It's beating at a normal pace but I am definitely aware of it beating most of the time and id say I have palpations the week I'm on prednisone. All of which the doctors say are normal, but definitely makes me uncomfortable.
Also everyone talks about the side effects of chemo, but did you continue to get pains from your cancer? I originally went in for chest pain, and still get pains in my chest but the pains are different now from when I went in.
• Species: Cat
• Age: ~9 months
• Sex/Neuter status: Spayed
• Breed: DMH
• Body weight: 7lbs
• History: URI, fleas, tapeworms, ringworm, pneumonia, walking pneumonia, atelectasis of right middle lung lobe, chronic breathing problems
• Current Clinical Signs: Mediastinal thickening, right side lumbar spine mass, atelectasis of right middle lung lobe, unspecified elevated kidney value (waiting on specifics), elevated protein
• Duration: Mediastinal thickening - developed between November 13th and January 8th
Spine mass + twitching - approx. 2-3 weeks
Atelectasis - 4 months since diagnosed
• Your general location: Nothern Colorado
• Links to test results, vet reports, X-rays etc. http://imgur.com/gallery/ddMg9NM
**Detailed history:**
June 20, 2019:
Winnie - picked up at ~8-9 weeks from a shelter in Indiana in June.
- URI
- Ringworm
- Fleas
Got her in to the vet for her first check up ASAP
- Underweight at 1.6 lbs
- Given Capstar and sent home
- Negative fecal
- Negative FIV and FeLV
I knew something still wasn't right.
Took her to another vet, he said her lungs sounded fine.
- Prescribes clavamox just in case and animax to treat the ringworm
- A/D prescription food to help her gain weight
July 3:
Working night shift from home and have been watching her like a hawk. Winnie takes an abrupt turn for the worse, and I can tell she's dying. I get her rushed to the emergency room.
-Severe pneumonia with 75% coverage of her lungs
- IV antibiotics/fluids/oxygen and keep her for 36 hours
- Given veraflox in addition to clavamox upon release
- Still just 1.7lbs
I take her to the regular vet that gave her clavamox for a follow-up.
- Swaps her over to azithromycin + clavamox, instead of veraflox + clavamox
- Continue topical animax for ringworm
She's doing slightly better but not great and not gaining any weight. Still watching her super closely.
- Struggles to breathe again for a bit and gets oxygen/observation time from her regular vet for a day
She decides to poop while I'm scooping the box after she comes home, and I discover she has tapeworms despite a negative fecal. No wonder she's still struggling so badly and not gaining weight. She's been wormed a few times but not with anything targeting tapeworms. I call the vet and tell him.
- They treat her for the tapeworms (3x over the next few weeks to cover any eggs/larva)
Now she's finally gaining weight, and her pneumonia is improving. Hi, i am from computer science background i need some information that will help me in understand few things about this field, questions are given below, excuse me for my naivety while forming the questions, i will be grateful if few of you help me. Abbreviations- MV : Mediastinum view (a view where lung is shown as black and mediastinum is kind of prominent) LV: Lung view ( where lung and its textures are vivid)
- Why the slice thickness(ST) of MV is more than LV e.g in my data set, M.V: 1.40 mm and LV:0.90mm ? Can we have same slice thickness for both of these techniques? or is it conventional to have less ST in MV?
- What is the difference between MV images created via the use of reconstruction algorithm/kernel/convolution_kernel on the raw data and MV images created via changing the window center and window width of a LV image on a software?
- Who decide the window center and window width of an images?
- Is there any difference between the digital resolution of MV and LV? if yes, why so? (i am getting images that have MV:512x512 and LV:768x768)
I've been looking at X-rays for both and they seem pretty similar to me -- does anybody have any tricks on how to differentiate between the widened mediastinum of aortic aneurysm versus aortic dissection on PA or AP chest X-ray? Thank you!
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Duration of Complaint: 4 hours
I started having shortness of breath and mild chest pain 4 hours ago - it started after choking on a glass of water (I coughed and thought I was fine afterwards, but symptoms began about 30 minutes later). The chest pain does not increase when I take a deep breath, but does worsen momentarily when I exhale (left side). I just feel like I don't have enough air when I breathe.
30 minutes ago, I started having dizziness and slight difficulty concentrating on minor things like conversations (kind of like some slight brain fog).
I have had left sided pneumo-mediastinum 2 years ago, in October 2015, with similar symptoms (spent 40 hours in hospital with oxygen mask) - however, that case was much worse. When I had the pneumo-mediastinum, the pain increased significantly when I took a deep breath, and now it doesn't increase when taking a deep breath. The pain was also much more severe in the 2015 incident than it is now.
I'm afraid that the pneumo-mediastinum has recurred, but I'm not sure, because now my symptoms are not nearly as bad as they were in the 2015 pneumo-mediastinum - I can now take a full, deep breath in without feeling any increase in pain (I do feel increase in pain when exhaling, though), and in 2015 even shallow breathing increased the pain. The pain now is 3-4/10 at rest and in 2015 it was 6-7/10 at rest, and 8/10 in deep breathing.
Should I get checked now in the ER? I have a doctor appointment in 15 hours, can this wait until then?
Let’s settle this here and now
Do your worst!
It really does, I swear!
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
They’re on standbi
Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
67M, about 85kg, about 1,80m, european/german, stopped smoking around 15 years ago, does drink the occasional beer/wine (not daily)
Primary complaint: Shortness of breath, coughs up blood, exhausted VERY quick
Existing medical issue: Heartattack last year(bypass/stent), sometimes water in legs/feet
Medication: Diuretics and something else for his heart, I don't know the names, I apologize
My dad is not one to go to doctors that much and not admitting if he has problems. That got his biggest problem now. He had a cough for a long time, we didnt think much of it as he used to be a heavy smoker until 15years ago and broke 12 rips a few years ago that had punctured his lungs a little bit. Also he used to work as a carpenter on his own and it got a bit dusty and all from time to time.
Fast forward, he is coughing up blood since - drumroll - september/october! Yep, we scolded him for not telling sooner. He got a ct scan last wednesday. Came home crying and we immediately knew without him telling us anything, that it was bad.
They diagnosed him with lungcancer and he has to go to a specialized hospital for it.. they will call some time in january for when he can come in. All the doctors at the ct-scan apparently did was wish him all the best with his diagnosis. So not only is my dad very unsure and emotional about what is up, the rest of us are too. I will try and get the imaging up here and translate the report as good as I can.
Hopefully one of you is able to tell us more about what it means. Thank you in advance!
My try at translating the report with googles help:
The lungs are expanded. Mediastinum in middle. Significantly enlarged and increased number in modified lymphnodes in mediastinum, paratracheal paraesophageal, on the large vessels. It shows a central , soft tissue dense spaceclaim on the right main bronchus reaching until the bifurcation. It shows ipsi- and contralateral changes in lymphnodes.
No pericardial effusion, no pleural effusion, no ascites. The other organs that got onto the picture seem free/okay. The adrenal glands are not enlarged/widened. Axial hiatal hernia.
No fresh infiltrates, no suspected metastasis roundherds, no meltdowns found in the pulmonary algorithm. No frosted glass pattern. No atelectasis.
Intercranial structures seem free. Larynx and pharynx at their place. Salivary glands are free. Nothing unusal found with lymphnodes at cervical nerve sheaths. Thyroid isn't enlarged. Supraclavi
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
im a 23 y/o male who got diagnosed a little over a month ago and have done 2 rounds of da epoch r.
was wondering if during treatment, anyone felt their heart beating harder than normal during chemo. It's beating at a normal pace but I am definitely aware of it beating most of the time. the doctors say are normal, but definitely makes me uncomfortable.
Also everyone talks about the side effects of chemo, but did you continue to get pains from your cancer? I originally went in for chest pain, and still get pains in my chest but the pains are different now from when I went in originally.
21 years old, male
I started having shortness of breath and mild chest pain 4 hours ago - it started after choking on a glass of water (I coughed and thought I was fine afterwards, but symptoms began about 30 minutes later). The chest pain does not increase when I take a deep breath, but does worsen momentarily when I exhale (left side). I just feel like I don't have enough air when I breathe.
30 minutes ago, I started having dizziness and slight difficulty concentrating on minor things like conversations (kind of like some slight brain fog).
I have had left sided pneumo-mediastinum 2 years ago, in October 2015, with similar symptoms (spent 40 hours in hospital with oxygen mask) - however, that case was much worse. When I had the pneumo-mediastinum, the pain increased significantly when I took a deep breath, and now it doesn't increase when taking a deep breath. The pain was also much more severe in the 2015 incident than it is now.
I'm afraid that the pneumo-mediastinum has recurred, but I'm not sure, because now my symptoms are not nearly as bad as they were in the 2015 pneumo-mediastinum - I can now take a full, deep breath in without feeling any increase in pain (I do feel increase in pain when exhaling, though), and in 2015 even shallow breathing increased the pain. The pain now is 3-4/10 at rest and in 2015 it was 6-7/10 at rest, and 8/10 in deep breathing.
Should I get checked now in the ER? I have a doctor appointment in 15 hours, can this wait until then?
