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What Causes Sharp Pain In Right Armpit While Coughing?
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?
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
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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