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What would be used to rule out cancer then?
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Again, I would recommend discussing this with your physician (either primary care or the urologist). We generally do not recommend blanket scanning everyone with CTs and MRIs for non-specific abdominal pain especially in young patients, unless the clinical history warrants further investigation (it's not because we mind the extra work; it would be comically easy to read a bunch of negative studies all day and charge for it).Laypeople and even people in the medical field tend to assume that imaging is a magic answer box, but it oftentimes is not and the potential benefits of imaging may not outweigh the risks/costs.
Thank you. I'm in Alabama and the pulmonologist will have access to all my past records because I've stuck with the same facility pretty much my entire life. Tomorrow I will continue my good vibes going into this. Your answer helps alleviate a lot of the anxiety - I know how serious this is. I'll update once I know (pulmonary appointment hasn't been established yet)
Yea. I wouldnt be too stressed about it. Certainly something to get worked up further, but not something to lose sleep over or run to the ER about as long as youre feeling well.