Wow! I thought that only happened in the city I used to live in! May 2014 I had a small car accident and they took me to the hospital and ran every test you can imagine. (Other person’s insurance). Anyway, same thing… CT reported a suspicious nodule suspicious for adenocarcinoma.I had on the paperwork to send everything to my Dr. I don’t recall when I actually saw that report for the first time, maybe 2018 or 2019, but I didn’t know what it meant and no one ever said anything to me, so I forgot about it. December of 2023 regular visit to set up my new Dr. new town. He wants me to go have a lung screening because of past smoking history. Next day I go and long story short, nodule had grown from 8mm to 21, and positive for adenocarcinoma.I’m very lucky that it was slow growing! Segmentectomy in March of 2023, at Mayo in Phoenix. They now have in my records that because of missed follow up by hospital staff that I was one who fell through the cracks. I know that I am lucky and I’m glad my new Dr is right on the ball with me! Hope maybe others see this and stay on top of their medical records! It may save their life!

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