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What Causes Pain In Shoulder Blade Area After Being Treated For Breast Cancer?

Hello, I had breast cancer 19 yrs ago, 50 of the lipnoids were removed, cancer free and have been released from doctor care on that. my question is, I m having a lot of soreness and discomfort on my right shoulder blade area, I was thinking it could be scare tissue, the pain is sever sometimes and keeps me from being productive. excuse my misspellings.
Wed, 2 Mar 2016
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Brief Answer:
Requires further detailed history and investigations to rule out metastasis.

Detailed Answer:
Warm Welcome. I appreciate your trust in HCM and assure you are on best portal on the globe for expert online medical services.

I have thoroughly reviewed health query you raised, and well realize all of those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems.

Based on what you said, it is too early to say what is causing the shoulder blade pain. There are some possibilities in your case given below:

•     Pain in shoulder blade sometimes occurs due to weak shoulder muscles. Females tend to have more and this could be irrelevant with your breast cancer history.
•     It may also occur due to metastasis in scapula. Earliest sign of bone metastasis is usually shoulder blade pain.
•     Another reason is referred pain to shoulder blade due to metastasis in liver.

It requires further questioning and I would recommend you to see a nearby orthopedician first for further details about your shoulder pain. He may prescribe you some painkillers and recommend some shoulder exercises for muscle strengthening.

If he suspects any metastasis, he will refer you to oncologist who will run some investigations like CT scan abdomen and bone scan.

Hope I addressed all the concerns you have. Let me know if you have further questions. I will be more than happy to clear any doubts. Keep a follow up to see how you doing.

Regards!
Dr. Ali Raza
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What Causes Pain In Shoulder Blade Area After Being Treated For Breast Cancer?

Brief Answer: Requires further detailed history and investigations to rule out metastasis. Detailed Answer: Warm Welcome. I appreciate your trust in HCM and assure you are on best portal on the globe for expert online medical services. I have thoroughly reviewed health query you raised, and well realize all of those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems. Based on what you said, it is too early to say what is causing the shoulder blade pain. There are some possibilities in your case given below: •     Pain in shoulder blade sometimes occurs due to weak shoulder muscles. Females tend to have more and this could be irrelevant with your breast cancer history. •     It may also occur due to metastasis in scapula. Earliest sign of bone metastasis is usually shoulder blade pain. •     Another reason is referred pain to shoulder blade due to metastasis in liver. It requires further questioning and I would recommend you to see a nearby orthopedician first for further details about your shoulder pain. He may prescribe you some painkillers and recommend some shoulder exercises for muscle strengthening. If he suspects any metastasis, he will refer you to oncologist who will run some investigations like CT scan abdomen and bone scan. Hope I addressed all the concerns you have. Let me know if you have further questions. I will be more than happy to clear any doubts. Keep a follow up to see how you doing. Regards! Dr. Ali Raza