My mom has had a cough with mucus and chest noise for the past 3 months. We recently did a CT Thorax, and the report mentions fibrotic strands in both upper lobes, a subpleural fibrotic band in the right upper lobe, a linear fibrotic band in the left lower lobe, ground-glass opacities, and mosaic attenuation.
She does not have significant breathlessness, and her oxygen levels are normal.
I'm the only son for her I'm very anxious about this report i didn't sleep for the past 10 days and continuously cried. My mom is very poor from childhood she did very hard work (beedi making) to raise me.
Is this a serious condition?
Does this CT suggest IPF?
Is this fibrosis mild, moderate, or severe?
Is this condition life-threatening or likely to affect life expectancy? Please tell me 😭
We went to the pulmonologist and the doctor said it was mild and prescribed some cold medicine and inhaler only.
What treatment would you recommend?
Does she need regular follow-up scans?
Please help me doctor 😭
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