Mom Thought She Just Had Slipped Disc, Scan Reveals Horrifying Reality
Summary
Rachel Smith, a single mom from Texas, went to the hospital for severe back pain after helping a child at a birthday party. A scan showed she had a slipped disc and also found a small mass on her lung, which might be related to her previous breast cancer or other conditions, but the exact cause is still unclear.Key Facts
- Rachel Smith injured her back after helping a child stuck in a soft play facility at a birthday party.
- She experienced severe pain and could barely walk the day after the injury.
- At the hospital, a CT scan showed she had a slipped disc and a small mass in the lower part of her left lung.
- Smith is a breast cancer survivor and worried the lung mass could be related to cancer again.
- Further tests ruled out breast, reproductive, and thyroid cancers, but lung cancer has not been confirmed or ruled out.
- The lung mass is about one centimeter, making a biopsy difficult but ongoing.
- If the lung mass is cancer, it is likely at an early stage and could be removed.
- Smith also has other medical conditions like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS, which affect her health.
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