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X-Ray Explained
I took this photo with my cell phone, so do excuse the quality. What you can't see clearly in this picture is how clowdy my lungs look like, and the white lining along the bronchi.
OK, back to business, notice the red circle? (of course! duh) Do you also notice that mango-shaped-thing inside the red circle? For any normal X-Ray, you wouldn't find anything in that region. The doctor initially thought it was my aortic knuckle sticking out from its normal position (it will normally be positioned in the upper right of the lung, just beside the trachea). Normally, the aortic knuckle is barely visible. Since the mango-shaped-thing is in the same position as the aortic knuckle, this caused the doubt from the doctor.
Once CT scan has confirmed it was lymphoma, the doctor then knew that the mango-shaped-thing was actually a growth on my lymph node. Plus, there was another indication missed by the doctor.
Do you also notice that my breathing track is slightly curved to the left? This simple detail was overlooked by 4 doctors! Don't get me wrong for blaming them though. Anyways, this would explain my coughing. The mango-shaped-thing is actually the lump from my cancer. This was pushing my trachea to the side.
Hopefully this info might help anyone out there doing some research on abnormality on chest X-Ray. This little detail could have saved me from lot's of trouble going up and down the hospital, trying to figure out the reason I was having cough for almost a month, non-stop.
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