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gordie1
18-04-11, 19:59
HI there Im really worried I keep on getting pain in my back left hand side and my shoulder and I was convinced it was my heart but ECG was normal, I had a shoulder xray but showed up nothing,but now I want a chest xray. Because I am worried it could be lung cancer and if there was something that was wrong with my heart it would be enlarged for sure and that would show up on the chest xray. Can I ask for a private referral? Doctor thinks all this is because Im not breathing properly because Im anxious and causing all this pain I am doubtful.

nomorepanic
18-04-11, 21:45
I don't think an enlarged heart shows on an x-ray to be honest.

He won't send you for a chest x-ray if you have no symptoms of anything sinister.

He may not even be willing to give you a private referral either.