I finished chemo radiotherapy in October. I have been experiencing excruciating pain in my right shoulder/shoulder blade since then. I had not had this pain prior to treatment. I called the hospital and a nurse rang me back. She advised me to contact the GP. She didn’t think it was anything to do with the treatment. I didn’t think to ask if she had put it past a Dr or an oncologist. The pain comes on suddenly and is so painful.
Has anybody else experienced anything like this?
Hi AW3 ,
Although I haven’t experienced this particular issue myself I would do as advised & run it past your GP, don’t let them brush it off either, hopefully it’ll be nothing to be concerned about but considering what you’ve been through of late understandably your mind won’t be put to rest until this is checked out properly so insist that it’s is. I hope you get some answers soon.
Nicola
I contacted the GP surgery and I have an appointment next Friday to see the nurse 
I honestly don’t know what she’ll be able to tell me? I am thinking all sorts in my head which isn’t good. Nobody knows what you go through after a cancer diagnosis as every little twinge anywhere in the body makes you anxious.
thank you for your reply. I was diagnosed late July and haven’t felt able to post anything until now. Although I do have a read on here and it does help to know you’re not the only one going through this hell that is cancer!
I do wonder if you’re ever the same again? At the moment I don’t feel I’ll ever be me again.
x
Hi again AW3 , if that’s all your GP’s surgery has offered you then I would probably give your oncologist a call to see if you could be seen a little earlier than planned. Even in the midst of all of this the receptionist is obviously still reluctant to give you an appointment to see an actual Dr!! In normal circumstances then a nurse possibly would be first point of call for back pain etc., but yours are not normal circumstances, you’re dealing with a cancer diagnosis!! Both my colorectal surgeon & oncologist both made it clear to me throughout that should I need to be seen between appointments then all I had to do was call. You’ll not rest until this has been checked out so just do what you need to do.
I think any acute illness changes us to a certain degree forever, once recovered I tried to make a conscious decision not to let this rule the rest of my life, 6+ years on I do sit & ruminate a little too deeply sometimes but give myself a quick shake & do something to distract myself so I don’t disappear down that wormhole!
Nicola
