For years i have had a button stuck in my lung am i at risk of lung cancer ?

[What-idk-cant-hurtme]

I know nothing about my body and i just need a simple answer, am i at risk of lung cancer after inhaling a button as a childhood joke years ago and im worried about it now ?

[Troilus]

It isn’t still there, surely?

[What-idk-cant-hurtme in reply to Troilus]

I mean i haven't breathed it back out , and sometimes when i run or do exercise i can feel it digging in my lung

[Troilus in reply to What-idk-cant-hurtme]

That’s remarkable! I’m amazed that it hasn’t caused you any problems, but our bodies are marvellous when you think about it.

I think you should seek medical advice, if you haven’t already.

I’m not sure about it causing cancer, probably not, but it can’t be doing you much good. I would think to the future. Somethings are best dealt with when you have your health on your side.

Maybe it is best left alone, but only a doctor could tell you that for sure.

[What-idk-cant-hurtme in reply to Troilus]

I think your totally right i need medical help, i know nothing about my body and i have been ignoring it way to long , i think i have just been scared and not wanting to drag my family into it . And at the moment im young and its not causeing me much trouble and so it makes it hard for me to care but i cant forget about it because it will cause me alot of trouble in my later years .

[Katinka46]

First, welcome to this forum. It is friendly and supportive. I have to say it is the first time I have read a post on here about anyone with a button in their lungs. The only comparable story was someone (not on this forum) who had a pea stuck in his lungs. And it had to be surgically removed because it was becoming rotten. But a button is organically stable. Hmm... 🤔

What do your doctors say?

It must provoke some curiosity on x-ray?

Puzzled

Kate

[Katinka46 in reply to Katinka46]

P.S. My husband’s x-ray on the spinal injury unit was very distinctive. They were all up on the wall with back lighting. He was unconscious and x-rayed with his cycling jacket on. In the middle of his lungs was a beautiful, recognisable image of a set of keys to the university.

[What-idk-cant-hurtme in reply to Katinka46]

You seem very supportive and it is good hearing other people's storys , could you please tell me more about both of which u mentioned , i hope your husband is alright and i guess he's lucky that he went to the doctors,

I haven't been yet and that's why whatever people say on here is very important to me

[Katinka46 in reply to What-idk-cant-hurtme]

I’m the one with dodgy lungs: chronic thromboembolic disease, (blood clots in my lungs that didn’t resolve) and obliterative bronchiolitis (fibrotic damage in the small airways that was caused by the vascular injury). My husband’s lungs are fine but he was knocked off his bicycle on the way to work 29 years ago. He has disabilities from two spinal injuries. We are ancient, 74, and totter along happily enough, a thousand feet up on a Yorkshire hillside which is actually in the Peak District.

Happy to supply more. I’ve written up my saga. Very, very long. Many members have read it.

All the best

Kate

[christina1947]

Hi your post reminded me of when my husband swallowed a tooth

when in the dentist chair that ended up in his lung .There was so much fuss made A & E xrays Operation next morning . They couldn’t get to it and I remember it was a surgeon in America who advised the uk doctors to use a magnet on a wire and go into the lung and it worked because the tooth had a metal filling in it . They certainly wanted it removed ASAP but maybe that was because it was a tooth that may have been infected. That was 12 years ago and he hasn’t had any problems with his lungs take care xxx

[jackdup in reply to christina1947]

Were they able to remove it with the magnet, or did they try?

[peege]

Hi, im hoping the button is plastic? IE the kind of material that lasts hundreds of years left out in the environment without rotting! That's the risk, getting bacteria down there causing an infection

I'd recommend getting medical advice, really it needs to be on your medical record at least. P

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ha ha is this posted in humour

Apologies if not, but I am wondering how on earth do you know you have a button in your lung without getting it xrayed and in turn as a result being advise by the medical profession what your options are.

Maybe its not in your lung but sucked into the oesophagus to stomach in which case you would have had an evacuation and the button will be long gone.

Do ask the medical professionals about your concerns regarding this matter.

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This may help you decide to take action or not:

uofmhealth.org/health-libra...

[TG58]

Sorry to be cynical, but you say you are young, how young ? you haven't been to the doctor's yet so how do you know it's a button ? if you haven't seen your doctor I'm presuming you haven't been to the hospital yet, which begs the questions like how do you know it's a button, how do you know it's even stuck in your lungs, how do you know what the doctors don't ? something is not adding up here, if this is your idea of a joke just bear in mind that their are people here who have life threatening conditions who come here for help, support and comfort, it's not Facebook !

[Tugun]

Hi,

You definitely need to get it checked. Then a doctor can tell you if it's a problem or not and can give you options. It's sometimes best to get a couple of opinions as not all doctors will think in the same way. The feeling you feel when you run maybe something else entirely. Either way you will know for sure if it's in there and know best how to handle it. You don't want to worry about it for the rest of your life when you can check it out now.