Right shoulder pain for 6 months, diagnosed with lung cancer, pain in 5 places on body, or signs of cancer and disease

"Doctor, please help me, I feel like my arm is going to be crippled, and my left arm can't be lifted at all. It's too painful!" Aunt Wang asked the doctor helplessly.

Aunt Wang is a housewife. About half a year ago, Aunt Wang started to have soreness in her right shoulder, but she thought it was because she had done too much housework, and she was getting older. care.

But recently, Auntie Wang's shoulder became more and more painful. Sometimes it was so painful that Auntie Wang really wanted to chop off her arm, and she couldn't lift it up, which had affected her normal life and sleep , so she came to the hospital. Get help.

After the doctor learned about the situation, he arranged an examination for Aunt Wang. After the examination, Aunt Wang was finally diagnosed with lung cancer!

This news made Auntie Wang feel like a bolt from the blue. She didn't understand why she was diagnosed with lung cancer even though she only had shoulder pain?

1. Shoulder pain is not necessarily periarthritis of the shoulder

Generally in daily life, when shoulder pain occurs, most people think that it is due to frozen shoulder caused by strain, but there are many factors that cause shoulder pain, and frozen shoulder is only one of them.

Frozen shoulder, in simple terms, refers to all the inflammations that occur in the tissues around the shoulder joint. It usually occurs in middle-aged and elderly people in their 50s and 60s . Long-term excessive activity and poor posture can also cause this disease.

After the onset of the disease, patients may have a variety of manifestations, including shoulder pain, inability to lift their arms, inability to turn over during sleep, and inability to complete daily housework .

Due to the high incidence of frozen shoulder, many people often default shoulder pain as frozen shoulder. But in fact, there are many reasons for shoulder pain, not necessarily frozen shoulder, but may also be a sign of serious illness.

Lung cancer : The typical manifestations of lung cancer include persistent cough, blood in the sputum, dyspnea, and chest pain, but there are also a few patients with atypical symptoms, such as shoulder pain, neck swelling, headache, etc.;

Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction : When myocardial ischemia occurs, it will also radiate to the left shoulder, causing pain. This situation is very dangerous, and it is necessary to identify and intervene in time;

Cholecystitis or gallstones : The gallbladder is located on the right side of the body. When a disease occurs, such as cholecystitis or gallstones, it can also radiate to the right shoulder or right shoulder blade, causing pain.

Therefore, when shoulder pain occurs, especially if it lasts for a long time and the situation becomes more serious, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time, check the specific cause, and then treat it accordingly.

2. Pain in these parts of the body may be a sign of cancer or disease

When there is cancer or disease in the body, the body will send out signals, especially when pain occurs for no reason, you need to be more vigilant.

1. Headache

Generally speaking, patients with high blood pressure are prone to headaches, mainly dizziness and dull pain , and if the blood pressure suddenly rises, the pain will be very severe, and there will be a heavy feeling of bursting.

In addition, the headache may also be the case of a brain tumor, especially in the early morning (four or five o'clock) , accompanied by nausea, vomiting, epilepsy, etc.

2. Back pain

The pain in the back may be a duodenal ulcer. The pain presents the characteristics of "hunger pain", that is, the pain is obvious on an empty stomach, and it can be relieved after eating . In addition, pantothenic acid, heartburn, nausea and other discomforts are often accompanied.

3. Chest pain

If inexplicably severe chest pain occurs and is paroxysmal, beware of high-risk unstable angina pectoris. If there is no timely intervention, it is easy to develop myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction can also cause chest pain, which is persistent tearing and squeezing. It is often accompanied by fear and a sense of impending death , which can be life-threatening and should be treated in time.

4. Abdominal pain

Periodic, rhythmic epigastric pain, possibly due to peptic ulcers. If there is chronic abdominal pain, it is sometimes an early warning of liver cancer and colon cancer .

5. Foot pain

If you have inexplicable foot pain, especially in the first metatarsophalangeal joint, be wary of gout.

The pain caused by gout has these characteristics: it is normal before going to bed, but is often awakened by pain in the second half of the night, and the joints are often red, swollen, hot, and painful, and these discomforts can increase with time.

All in all, there will be no inexplicable pain in the body. Once it occurs, it is likely to be an early warning of the disease. Pay attention to timely investigation and diagnosis and treatment to avoid delay in treatment.

3. Don't bear it when it hurts, treat it correctly

When some people experience pain and other discomfort, they always think "to endure it and it will pass", but in the end, instead of "passing", there are more and more problems and more and more troublesome.

It should be reminded that pain is not just a symptom, but a disease (especially chronic pain). Long-term intractable pain can affect all aspects of the patient, including physical and mental health, work and life .

Therefore, when these kinds of pain characteristics appear, such as tearing pain, electric shock pain, dull pain, referred pain, etc. , more attention should be paid, timely medical treatment, identification of the cause, and targeted intervention.

For pain management, in addition to requiring the help of a doctor, drugs can also be used rationally, such as the following two types of drugs:

1. Non-steroidal analgesics

Such as ibuprofen, lornoxicam, celecoxib, etc., suitable for pain caused by frozen shoulder, knee arthritis and other diseases, the pain relief effect is obvious, but pay attention, if you want to take effect and reduce side effects, you must follow the Will medication.

2. Opioid analgesics

For example, morphine, carbamazepine, gabapentin, etc., many patients may be afraid to use them for fear of addiction, but in fact, as long as they are used in a standardized manner, these problems will not occur, so if they meet the conditions of use, they should be used.

Summary: Chronic pain has become more and more common in recent years. It has had a certain impact on people's quality of life and physical and mental health. However, many people choose to endure pain for a while, which eventually leads to delays in illness and injury. body.

Therefore, Xiaojiu reminds everyone again that when the body has inexplicable pain, especially for a long time, and there is a more and more serious trend, we should be alert to the attack of the disease and seek medical treatment in time.

References:

[1] "The man didn't care about shoulder pain, but it turned out to be liver cancer! 2 kinds of shoulder pain are signs of serious illness, don't think it's just a small problem". Family doctor. 2021-05-20

[2] "80% of headaches are related to the cervical spine! A "Pain Location Diagram" Helps You to Relax in Symptoms". Life Times. 2021-11-24

[3] "Stomach pain just endure it? Beware! These kinds of abdominal pain are especially dangerous...". Popular Science China. 2022-03-13

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