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shoulder pain
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Apr 05, 2018 - 8:42 am
Almost 1 year cancer free, went thru the tri fecta...chemo, surgery, radiation. The past 2 weeks having shoulder pain on and off again, kind of feels like a pulled muscle. Last week I battled a boob infection, the implant was not effected, just around it tissues. Is it all linked? Is it a side effect or just a pulled muscle...I feel like I blame everything on chemo/cancer. I sneeze...it must be chemo side effect. lol I hate to run to my doctors for every little thing. Plus I dont think my general pract. really knows how to handle this kind of thing (breast cancers and mastectomy patients) and i m afraid he'll just assume pulled muscles. any advice please..any one with shoulder pain
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Joined: Aug 2016
nothing is too little at all
In light of what you have been through and what is currently going on, it deserves a look see. Alot of things happen to our bodies after breast cancer treatments. Some are not right away. Perhaps it is time to get a MRI and see a Physical Therapist. It could be side effects from surgery, from radiation treatments or it could be a pulled muscle but without a thorough assessment your not going to know. You control the show, ask your doc to get you in and if they dont want to, you need a new doc. Please keep us posted.
Hug and prayers,
Annie
Joined: Apr 2018
thank u
thank u
Joined: Apr 2018
Shoulder blade pain
I had radiation in my clavicle, under arm, neck, and back (shoulder blade area). I thought everything was good until I reached behind to pull a short sleeved jacket off and realized that my arm could not reach behind my back. Radiation obviously caused the fascia to tighten so I am now doing massage, cupping, and acupuncture to release it. This is what could be happening to you as well. Talk to a massage therapist. Hope this helps and wishing you all the best.
Joined: Mar 2017
same type issues with shoulder
yes Im having same issues not able to reach behind my back the way I use to prior to radiation! doing range of motion exercises the Lymphedema clinic.
Prayers and Hugs..
Beepositive
Joined: May 2018
You should definitely check
You should definitely check with your oncologist. Not to scare you, but I had terrible pain in my side and up through my shoulder that felt like badly pulled muscles. My GP also thought it was a muscle strain, but it turned out the cancer had come back in my liver and the tumors were pressing on my nerves. I hope it's nothing in your case, but see a doctor sooner than later!