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Stabbing Pain In Lungs And A Lump On Upper Back, Have History Hepatitis C. Is This A Tumor?
I am a 66 year old male, 210 pounds, 5 foot 10 inches tall. I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C 14 years ago and have little or no symptoms. Recently it felt like a rib was out in my back. I went to two different chiropractors for treatment but they were not able to put the rib in, if in fact it is a rib. Concerned I went to my Dr. who ordered an x-ray. Today after the tech was finished and as I was getting up to leave he asked me if I had any history of tumors or cancer in my family. I told him I didn't. It feels like a knife is stabbing my lung every time I breathe. The pain is on the left upper side of my back close to the spine, There is a small lump in the area, not swollen or red. Could it be a tumor or a stubborn rib? Why the tech's comment?
Fri, 6 Dec 2013
hi welcome to HCM
i have read your query and concerned about you worries
as you are saying it is painful whenever you try to take a breadth it looks like a pleuritic pain ,which may be because of a nodule in that area.
i would like to know any history of injury at that site .
if you dont have history of loss of weight and loss of appetite in last 3-4 months if it is a tumour also it might not be malignant
you may have to go through a ultrasound guided FNAC to rule out tumour as a cause
hope you like my answer
i have read your query and concerned about you worries
as you are saying it is painful whenever you try to take a breadth it looks like a pleuritic pain ,which may be because of a nodule in that area.
i would like to know any history of injury at that site .
if you dont have history of loss of weight and loss of appetite in last 3-4 months if it is a tumour also it might not be malignant
you may have to go through a ultrasound guided FNAC to rule out tumour as a cause
hope you like my answer
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