Post by thewoot22 on Mar 8, 2014 5:38:15 GMT
This forum has answered so many of my questions without my even having to ask. There's a wealth of info here! I had a very specific question that I thought I'd ask, to see if I got lucky on someone with any insight. So here goes ...
What is the intent of the chest x-ray? Is it simply to confirm that an individual either has or at one time in the past had TB or some other communicable lung disease?
The reason I ask is that when I was a teenager I had to have several lung surgeries, including the removal of part of a lobe on one of my lungs. The staples on that lung and some scarring around them are of course clearly visible on a chest x-ray.
The condition I had was a genetic abnormality that didn't cause issues till I went through my teenage growth spurt and my lungs began to collapse spontaneously. Since my last lung surgery, 14 years ago, I have had no lung issues. Yet, I'll of course be left with the evidence of these surgeries for the rest of my life.
I've never had TB, pneumonia or any other communicable lung disease. To what extent will the Ministry of Health take into account explanations of scarring on a chest x-ray? Does it make a difference or am I out of luck? I realize this is a very specific situation; but perhaps someone with some insight might have a comment.
What is the intent of the chest x-ray? Is it simply to confirm that an individual either has or at one time in the past had TB or some other communicable lung disease?
The reason I ask is that when I was a teenager I had to have several lung surgeries, including the removal of part of a lobe on one of my lungs. The staples on that lung and some scarring around them are of course clearly visible on a chest x-ray.
The condition I had was a genetic abnormality that didn't cause issues till I went through my teenage growth spurt and my lungs began to collapse spontaneously. Since my last lung surgery, 14 years ago, I have had no lung issues. Yet, I'll of course be left with the evidence of these surgeries for the rest of my life.
I've never had TB, pneumonia or any other communicable lung disease. To what extent will the Ministry of Health take into account explanations of scarring on a chest x-ray? Does it make a difference or am I out of luck? I realize this is a very specific situation; but perhaps someone with some insight might have a comment.
