3/17/14 cxr showed scarring in lung. oct/2014 cxr was clear.asbestos xposre in july breif. is scarring from xposre. is scarring fatel?

I won't worry much: About ur mnimal exposure to asbestos and the minor lung scarring. It takes decades of exposure to asbestos to cause significant damage to ur lungs. Reading xrays is subjective thus u had two different readings. If u have breathing problems, ask ur dr to do a breathing test/ spirometry to check for obstructive and reactive airway dse.Take care! http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/asbestos.Html.

I wouldn't worry: Brief asbestos exposure is very unlikely either to cause scarring -- especially scarring that one radiologist sees and the other doesn't, making it a likely overcall. Even people with a little asbestos on board seldom die of it -- though heavy exposure is serious. I trust you're not a smoker. The old EPA "zero tolerance even for one fiber" was simply politics. Best wishes.