Methotrexate can affect breathing and so it's standard practice to get a baseline on lung function. The walk-up X-ray facility at Addenbrooke's is a slick operation. It's a pity you don't get to take the image home.
My last chest X-ray in 1991 showed an unusually large heart - 'big-hearted guy, hey'. This time it was normal. Do hearts shrink? In 1991 I was cycle racing every weekend, maybe it makes a difference - seems unlikely.
The X-ray did show two cracked ribs which must have happened when I fell off on a descent of Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales - way back in 2008. I had a frozen shoulder for a week afterwards, though my GP swore that the ribs were fine!
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