Whyme07
29-08-17, 22:35
Hi all,
New to the board so let me rewind 9 years ago....
Playing very frantically on Wii Fit (remember those?!) and felt something twang in my chest. Never thought anything of it. Day after right hand side upper chest (next to sternum extending from 2/3rd rib) swollen and prominant ribs. Ibuprofen made it reduce in size in around a month. Soon after noticed my ribs felt strange. One below collar bone and one below that - both nornal with but so prominant. On end of one where it connects sternum, feels like a 'bump' or a ridge to everyone else (to me a tumour!). Three doctors, over countless visits, bloods and x-ray all say normal rib just more obvious than others.
All good and well til now! No change in it whatsoever, no pain, yet convinced myself it's either a soft tissue sarcoma, bone tumour or metastatic breast cancer! My fear prevents me going to the Drs even though deep down I feel no need as no change to diagnosis beforehand. Part of me worries about mis-diagnosis even though - to be frank - if it was cancer I think I'd know about it now.
Having emergency visit to my counsellor tomorrow - hope I can reign this back in. Haven't had a blip for years!!!
Emma
New to the board so let me rewind 9 years ago....
Playing very frantically on Wii Fit (remember those?!) and felt something twang in my chest. Never thought anything of it. Day after right hand side upper chest (next to sternum extending from 2/3rd rib) swollen and prominant ribs. Ibuprofen made it reduce in size in around a month. Soon after noticed my ribs felt strange. One below collar bone and one below that - both nornal with but so prominant. On end of one where it connects sternum, feels like a 'bump' or a ridge to everyone else (to me a tumour!). Three doctors, over countless visits, bloods and x-ray all say normal rib just more obvious than others.
All good and well til now! No change in it whatsoever, no pain, yet convinced myself it's either a soft tissue sarcoma, bone tumour or metastatic breast cancer! My fear prevents me going to the Drs even though deep down I feel no need as no change to diagnosis beforehand. Part of me worries about mis-diagnosis even though - to be frank - if it was cancer I think I'd know about it now.
Having emergency visit to my counsellor tomorrow - hope I can reign this back in. Haven't had a blip for years!!!
Emma