I am a smoker, well I have quit as of today due to fear. I had a chest x-Ray and MRI back in July for an anterior discetomy. I was told I was healthy. Yesterday, I went for my routine check up with my GP and he informed me that a small shadow showed up on my left lung. Of course, my response was what? And your telling me 4 mos later. His response was due to the report I am really not at all concerned and planned on talking to you about this at your next check-up . In his next breath he said I am going to send you for a CT scan anyhow. I asked him again if he thought I have lung cancer and he said No, I am quite confident it is nothing to worry about and I will see you in 2 weeks to go over the results of your CT scan and put your mind at ease. Just perplexed, not cancer than why the CT? Just a bit scared.