Hi I have had oesophageal cancer which I have had chemo and op to try to cure finishing last March.
on my yearly check up nodules were found in my lungs along with enlarged lymph nodes. The lymph nodes in my chest and shoulder showed up on the pet scan as hot. The consultant spoke to me about my cancer returning and that this time the aim of any treatment is containment, he has done a referral to oncology on this basis. He did however refer me for a lung ultrasound and biopsy. The specialist who carried out this procedure last week said he couldn’t see anything abnormal and didn’t do a biopsy, he did do a flush test.
my question is could this mean it is actually an infection rather than cancer? I am really scared to get my hopes up but not sure what it means. I am not sure when I will hear about any results/report but expect it to be next week.
thank you
