lo89
08-10-12, 19:42
Hi,
I have been doing much better - I even diagnosed my illness correctly for the first time in a few months - the cold! This has lead to some of my other symptoms decreasing (ribcage pain is totally gone, constipation is easing up, apetite is on the increase and I have put a few pounds back on!) I am no longer worrying about my lipomas on my back.
One thing I just can't seem to shake off is the dull pain I have from my jaw bone to my collar bone, spreading in to my armpit. It is not exactly agony TBH, more irritating!
Rationally I know that it could be a million things:
I have TMJD on the other side of my jaw, so this could now be affecting both sides of my jaw.
I also carry a fairly heavy handbag at the side where I am having pain so this could cause it.
I have just got rid of the cold so it could just be achey muscles from this.
My mum has a gland problem in her armpit which causes her some pain and I tend to have the same problems as my mum.
As much as I am trying to convice myself that rational me is correct, irrational me is screaming cancer cancer cancer right in my ear - I know I am beyond crazy!
Can someone offer me some sort of reassurance/a timeframe as to how long to leave this before I get it checked out/some massages or something which might help?
I do not want to run straight back to my GP again as he must be sick of me by now, and I need to learn to rationalise my illnesses by myself, but I am really struggling with this!
I have been doing much better - I even diagnosed my illness correctly for the first time in a few months - the cold! This has lead to some of my other symptoms decreasing (ribcage pain is totally gone, constipation is easing up, apetite is on the increase and I have put a few pounds back on!) I am no longer worrying about my lipomas on my back.
One thing I just can't seem to shake off is the dull pain I have from my jaw bone to my collar bone, spreading in to my armpit. It is not exactly agony TBH, more irritating!
Rationally I know that it could be a million things:
I have TMJD on the other side of my jaw, so this could now be affecting both sides of my jaw.
I also carry a fairly heavy handbag at the side where I am having pain so this could cause it.
I have just got rid of the cold so it could just be achey muscles from this.
My mum has a gland problem in her armpit which causes her some pain and I tend to have the same problems as my mum.
As much as I am trying to convice myself that rational me is correct, irrational me is screaming cancer cancer cancer right in my ear - I know I am beyond crazy!
Can someone offer me some sort of reassurance/a timeframe as to how long to leave this before I get it checked out/some massages or something which might help?
I do not want to run straight back to my GP again as he must be sick of me by now, and I need to learn to rationalise my illnesses by myself, but I am really struggling with this!