I rang my breastcare nurse. She didn't know she was supposed to call me. My BS is not always the best at internal communications... Anyway she said the bone scan was clear, thank goodness, and that the CT report said signs of atelectasis, which is a partially collapsed or sticky lung from being under a general anaesthetic or having a chest infection. She said my BS would call me when he got back.
He did, but says the atelectasis would have cleared up in the weeks following the surgery (over a year ago). So the rib pain remains a mystery. He did say it could be heart related. Back to the GP.
However... I was right about the abdominal scan. They did see something. In the words of my BS, "a couple of spots on your liver". He said they were almost certainly cysts, nothing to worry about, but now that these spots have been discovered we have to investigate. They could also be haemangioma. 2.5% of the population have liver cysts (usually women & usually congenital) and 1% have haemangioma.
My BS said this is the problem with scans and tests. They turn up things that you weren't looking for, which prompt more tests, and of course, scanxiety. He urged me not to stress.
Ultrasound next week.
