CAT

I spoke to my mother not too long ago and she was upset, crying - the works. She went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago for a routine check-up. The doctor called last week to say they want her to come back in. Apparently her x-rays showed a spot on her lungs. They said its probably nothing, but that they wanted to make sure. She had a second x-ray and it came up the same as the first. Now he wants her to go for a CAT scan and that has her freaking out. Confidentially-it has me freaking out as well!

Being the oldest, she doesn't want me to tell my younger brothers. She doesn't want to worry them unnecessarily. What about me? One of the perks of being the eldest child, I do all the worrying. I don't mind. I know she needs to talk to someone and vent. I'm glad she can confide in me. But at the same time I just hope I can be strong for the both of us. I have to be.

I don't know much about CAT scans, so I don't know what to expect. I'm going to educate myself and surf the web. Gonna read up on it. This way I won't be in the total dark and can even give her some additional insight.

Above is CT of the lungs. This is used demonstrate the vessels and air ways - not intended to demonstrate the heart, spine muscles etc. This is used to look for things like pneumonia or lung cancer.