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Got my left shoulder quite painful , any of you have experienced it?

pepebcn
pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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Bit worried as we normally think about mets!
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  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties CSN Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #2
    Ok friend, more information please
    Pepe, just where is your pain?

    Do you have a port and it is near that?

    Did you sleep on it wrong?

    Did you carry something heavy?

    Were you out playing rugby and get taken down?

    Whatever the cause I hope the pain goes away very soon.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
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  • abrub
    abrub CSN Member Posts: 2,174 Member
    #3
    Could you have slept funny on it?
    or where is your port? Is it on the left side? Lots of reasons your shoulder could be hurting

    Don't think mets - think muscle pull.

    Alice
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    Lovekitties said:

    Ok friend, more information please
    Pepe, just where is your pain?

    Do you have a port and it is near that?

    Did you sleep on it wrong?

    Did you carry something heavy?

    Were you out playing rugby and get taken down?

    Whatever the cause I hope the pain goes away very soon.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

    Haha I'm not playing rugby lately !
    Not port that side mine is the right side!
    It's a pain that started few days ago and e eery day goes worst.Not an strong pain but an uncomfortable sensation .
    Hugs!
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    abrub said:

    Could you have slept funny on it?
    or where is your port? Is it on the left side? Lots of reasons your shoulder could be hurting

    Don't think mets - think muscle pull.

    Alice

    Not port that side Alice ,it starts in my collarbone
    and goes till my hand!
    Hugs Alice!
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  • kuastoi
    kuastoi CSN Member Posts: 63
    #6
    Could be nothing but..
    Any number of reasons come to mind - and all depend on the character, timing, intensity,quality etc. of the pain. Probably musculo-skeletal just based on percentages but if it is lingering and bothering you enough to write about here - I'd suggest you discuss it with your nurse or Doc just to be sure. Even though your port is on the opposite side you could still develop a venous clot that is causing the pain - unlikely but you'd want to know.

    Tom
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #7
    Sorry Pepe
    I am no help at all.
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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
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    Pain
    Know how you feel about every little pain. We hate anything that doesn't feel normal anymore and it's awful. It could be something as simple as a pulled muscle or just an ache. Hope you feel better soon.

    Kim
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  • lesvanb
    lesvanb CSN Member Posts: 905
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    No experience with the pain but thinking of you
    always always the mets are in the back of the mind lurking. Good to name it; they hate the light.

    estoy lejos pero estoy contigo
    Leslie
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    lesvanb said:

    No experience with the pain but thinking of you
    always always the mets are in the back of the mind lurking. Good to name it; they hate the light.

    estoy lejos pero estoy contigo
    Leslie

    Gracias Leslie ,
    Un abrazo!
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    kuastoi said:

    Could be nothing but..
    Any number of reasons come to mind - and all depend on the character, timing, intensity,quality etc. of the pain. Probably musculo-skeletal just based on percentages but if it is lingering and bothering you enough to write about here - I'd suggest you discuss it with your nurse or Doc just to be sure. Even though your port is on the opposite side you could still develop a venous clot that is causing the pain - unlikely but you'd want to know.

    Tom

    Doing it tomorrow Tom
    but today not pain, well.......that's mind!
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    Annabelle41415 said:

    Pain
    Know how you feel about every little pain. We hate anything that doesn't feel normal anymore and it's awful. It could be something as simple as a pulled muscle or just an ache. Hope you feel better soon.

    Kim

    Thks Kim !
    Nothing important for sure!
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    AnneCan said:

    Sorry Pepe
    I am no help at all.

    Don't worry Anne!
    much better today!
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  • annad723
    annad723 CSN Member Posts: 44
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    shoulder pain
    Hi Pepe,

    I had pain like you are describing after my chemo. It happened for the first 5-6 treatments. It was very painful. The doctor said it had nothing to do with the chemo, but I had never had pain like that before. She sent me for an MRI which revealed nothing. I never got an answer to why I was having the pain. Eventually, it went away and never came back. But of course, any pain we have we always think mets. I don't think we will ever get over that.

    Hope you are doing well Pepe. Anna
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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
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    annad723 said:

    shoulder pain
    Hi Pepe,

    I had pain like you are describing after my chemo. It happened for the first 5-6 treatments. It was very painful. The doctor said it had nothing to do with the chemo, but I had never had pain like that before. She sent me for an MRI which revealed nothing. I never got an answer to why I was having the pain. Eventually, it went away and never came back. But of course, any pain we have we always think mets. I don't think we will ever get over that.

    Hope you are doing well Pepe. Anna

    It sounds very similar to mine Anna , I had it two weeks
    and suddenly has disappear ! Better don't think too much!
    Thanks for posting Anna!
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  • annad723
    annad723 CSN Member Posts: 44
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    pepebcn said:

    It sounds very similar to mine Anna , I had it two weeks
    and suddenly has disappear ! Better don't think too much!
    Thanks for posting Anna!

    shoulder pain
    You're welcome Pepe. Hope all is well.
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  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
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    annad723 said:

    shoulder pain
    You're welcome Pepe. Hope all is well.

    Yep, and I just had xrays a
    Yep, and I just had xrays a couple weeks ago, all good. It's the tendons. ONC said sometimes with all the scar tissues, nerves are all out of whack and you get displaced pain.
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