What Causes Sharp Pain In Right Armpit While Coughing?

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2015

Question: i just drove my dad from ny to nc this past sunday and the last three days he is experiencing a sharp pain when he coughs near his right armpit, closer to his chest. he's a heavy smoker and when he smokes of course he hacks away. i have a baby monitor in my room and i heard him all night yelling, it appears when he moves he yelps. he has terminal cancer GIST and they took him off of his gleevic pill last november and he's just on blood pressure meds and other stuff. he doesn't want to go to the doctor, how do i convince him to?

Answered by Dr. Monish De (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
PET scan

Detailed Answer:
Hi

I would advise you to tell your dad as he took of his geevic pill and now as he is having symtoms of sharp pain when he his coughing near his armpit his GIST cancer may have progressed and now his disease must be again assesed by an oncologist for seeing the current status of the disease

I woud advise you to do a PET scan

For his pain you can give him tablet paracetamol 1000 mg thrice daily after food with your doctors advise

Regards

DR DE

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar