katesa
22-10-13, 12:18
Hi everyone,
I've been making some progress recently - I've been on medication for a few weeks and been a lot better. I also have my first private psychotherapy appointment at the end of this week. I've been less of a pain in the backside to my husband and less self focused. I told my doctor that I don't want any tests unless she believes them to be necessary, not to "reassure" me and I'm sticking with it. Oh and I also used my HA to quit smoking - I'm two months in now and certain this is it!
However, today is a bad day, a bit of a relapse and I would be grateful for any help or support.
It is now 6 weeks since I started getting intermittent pain on my shoulder, upper back, upper arm and neck - all on the right hand side.
I have not been googling, but I did previously and boy, do I wish I could unlearn what I "know".
My worry is lung cancer. I'm only 29 but I remember reading that shoulder/upper back pain can be a symptom.
The pain in my arm and shoulder seems now to be affected by movement but what sort of movement seems to change every day - for example, two days ago, putting my arm behind me hurt and today reaching sideways does.
The mid back pain just comes for a few seconds every now and then and is more discomfort than actual pain. It's not as frequent as it was to start with.
To be honest, none of the pain is excruciating at the moment. I've had days now and then where the pain in my arm or shoulder has been really bad but most days it's pretty mild.
I know nobody can diagnose me but has anyone ever had anything similar that lasted this long?
I was previously examined by a 5 doctors - all of them did a stethoscope exam and said my lungs sounded clear and said "the cause is not respiratory". They said a chest x-ray was not necessary and if anything, an x ray of the shoulder would be ordered but only later, if it doesn't go away. I also had a lot of blood tests which came back "perfect".
On the plus side, the cough I had has been greatly eased by the new nasal spray I was given for my post nasal drip last week and my chest pain seems to have disappeared after being prescribed an anti-bile/acid medication so I am no longer concerned that they are symptoms.
Thank you for reading all x
I've been making some progress recently - I've been on medication for a few weeks and been a lot better. I also have my first private psychotherapy appointment at the end of this week. I've been less of a pain in the backside to my husband and less self focused. I told my doctor that I don't want any tests unless she believes them to be necessary, not to "reassure" me and I'm sticking with it. Oh and I also used my HA to quit smoking - I'm two months in now and certain this is it!
However, today is a bad day, a bit of a relapse and I would be grateful for any help or support.
It is now 6 weeks since I started getting intermittent pain on my shoulder, upper back, upper arm and neck - all on the right hand side.
I have not been googling, but I did previously and boy, do I wish I could unlearn what I "know".
My worry is lung cancer. I'm only 29 but I remember reading that shoulder/upper back pain can be a symptom.
The pain in my arm and shoulder seems now to be affected by movement but what sort of movement seems to change every day - for example, two days ago, putting my arm behind me hurt and today reaching sideways does.
The mid back pain just comes for a few seconds every now and then and is more discomfort than actual pain. It's not as frequent as it was to start with.
To be honest, none of the pain is excruciating at the moment. I've had days now and then where the pain in my arm or shoulder has been really bad but most days it's pretty mild.
I know nobody can diagnose me but has anyone ever had anything similar that lasted this long?
I was previously examined by a 5 doctors - all of them did a stethoscope exam and said my lungs sounded clear and said "the cause is not respiratory". They said a chest x-ray was not necessary and if anything, an x ray of the shoulder would be ordered but only later, if it doesn't go away. I also had a lot of blood tests which came back "perfect".
On the plus side, the cough I had has been greatly eased by the new nasal spray I was given for my post nasal drip last week and my chest pain seems to have disappeared after being prescribed an anti-bile/acid medication so I am no longer concerned that they are symptoms.
Thank you for reading all x