3 Days Ago Woke Up With Mild Chest/ Back Pain I Worry About This Might Be Cancer?

Posted on Mon, 6 Feb 2023

Question: 3 days agoI woke up with mild chest/back pain that is located midway between my armpit and waistline. It's intermittent and mild and I assumed it was either gas or muscular. It hasn't resolved and I just took an Aleve hoping to resolve the pain. I'm in good health am very physically fit and not sure why I awke with this pain. I always worry about cancer because I have had 2 siblings with tonsillar and breast cancer and I'm an ex smoker(30 yrs ago after 30 pack yrs. I had a negative low dose lung ct 6 mos ago and a negative abdominal ct w/wo contrast as well and a colonoscopy 3 mos ago. My psa is 1.19 and I take a statin and bp med(Losartan). Can you advise please? Thanks!

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Get done ecg and 2d echo.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I can understand your concern.
First of all no need to worry for cancer as you have normal CT thorax and abdomen six months ago.
I want to know which side (left or right or both) you have this pain.
If it is on left side then you should definitely get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases because you have hypertension and dyslipidemia.
If ecg and 2d echo are normal then no need to worry much.
Possibility of musculoskeletal pain is more likely.
So apply warm water pad on affected areas, take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like ibuprofen and thiocolchicoside, avoid movements causing pain, avoid sudden jerky movements of chest and back, sit with proper back support.
Don't worry, you will be alright with all these in 1-2 days.
Let me know side of your pain.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health.
Thanks.

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