Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to have some more information on your concern:
- Does the pain worsen during the day or during the night?
- Is the pain relieved by NSAID?
If the pain is not relieved by NSAID and it worsens during the night, a secondary cause (malignancy) should be excluded.
I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a
lumbar spine CT scan - an abdominal ultrasound
- a chest
X ray study
- inflammation tests (PCR,
complete blood count, sedimentation rate)
- cancer biomarkers (CEA, CA19.9, CA 125, CA15-3) may be needed to investigate for a possible
tumor.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Aida