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youngatheart1
youngatheart1

Hi All, in January had virul tonsilitis and then chest infection, was given antibiotics which seemed to help, but ever since then I have been getting pain down the centre of chest, it radiates across right breast and into right back area, occasionally in left, when I press all down from throat to the middle of ribs the bones hurt and it hurts across top of both breasts. The pain is what I would call raw like when you have a really bad cough and it gets sore. I have an intermittent cough which is more of a tickle and as if my breath has caught so I cough to relieve this. There is also mucus but does not come up just stays in throat. It comes for a few days then goes and comes back again with the pain in right top chest area constant. GP said nothing on chest, but have not been again for a few weeks as worried it might be lung cancer which my mum died from at 54 which is younger than I am 56, she did smoke, but I worked in pubs, night clubs and have been subjected to passive smoking up until about 30 years ago not much since then. I do have reflux but this is not GERD which I am being constantly told it is as no amount of PPI, DGL licorice, Gaviscon touches this pain. but paracetamol and ibuprofen do temporarily. Am going to make an appointment for GP tomorrow but wanted to hear from anyone with similar symptoms. I am not being sick, no losing weight am just fed up with it. I have had other antibiotics as well for a skin problem and they have not helped either.

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  • archemedes
    archemedes youngatheart1

    Posted

    Most people have suffered from similar symptoms at one time or another, but the causes can all be very different. 

    For this reason the correct thing to do is to see your GP about this and stop guessing/ stressing.

    • youngatheart1
      youngatheart1 archemedes

      Posted

      Thanks for your not very helpful reply, I do know people have similar symptoms which is why I have posed as I believe mine as specific with regard to area of pain and someone may have had similar. I have been to GP twice and been told it is nothing, which is clearly not true and as we have 3 weeks waiting time for appointments just thought I would ask for any advice. I am not guessing or stressing just concerned.
    • archemedes
      archemedes youngatheart1

      Posted

      So are you saying that when you mentioned to your doctor that perhaps you thought it might be lung cancer, he said it was definitely not this?

      If this is the case did he send you for tests prior to saying you were clear, or did he not send you for tests at all?

      I am not trying to unhelpful, as I am actually attempting to be quite the opposite.

      What really concerns me is that your questions seem to be pointing in the direction of cancer when your doctor says your chest is clear, and I find that confusing.

    • youngatheart1
      youngatheart1 archemedes

      Posted

      Hi the first time I went the GP could hear a crackle on left lung and said it was chest infection, I did have virual tonsilitis at time and my husband had lung infection. But since then the pain in chest comes and goes, I went back and was told cancer does not hurt, which I find odd as people with cancer are in pain. I think the reason the GP dismissed it was this pain I have running down ribs from top of chest to where the ribs end. what my question is does anyone feel pain in this area which then goes into back, it can be there for days and then go again. When I press along this area and across top of chest into underarm it is really sore, I am just wondering whether this could be lung related or something completely different. My GP asked about cancer in family and dismissed my mum's case because she smoked, but years ago even if you did not smoke you were a passive smoker. She also refused to give me an endoscopy as she said I had one within the last 10 years. I am going to go back and try to see someone else as just fed up with pain.
    • youngatheart1
      youngatheart1

      Posted

      forgot to say have had no tests, just antibiotics. Did go to hospital at first as thought I was having a heart attack but was not so am not worried about heart, just this ache.that comes and goes
    • archemedes
      archemedes youngatheart1

      Posted

      Sounds to me that your doctor is being very dismissive, at a time when you are still having problems and need answers

      You do have the right to get difinitive answers, so I am tempted to agree with you that you should get the opinion of another doctor, and if deemed necessary have tests to determine what is actually causing your problem.

      If it was me, I would not give up until they gave me a convincing answer.

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