What does lung cancer chest pain feel like? (prevention, time, lymphoma)
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I'm 31 years old and I've smoked on and off for 8 years. I know seeing a doctor and quitting smoking are my best options, but I just wanted to get an opinion. I plan on stopping smoking next month.
For about a month I've had this dull ache in my chest, around the pectoral area that comes and goes. It's not associated with deep breathing of coughing. I would say on a pain scale it's about a 1 to 2 out of 10. Many times I don't even notice it if I am not thinking about it. It started when I was smoking cannabis, which I have since stopped and haven't touched for a few weeks. It did improve after stopping cannabis but it hasn't gone completely away. When I was smoking cannabis I'd sometimes get sharper pain but that never happens without MJ.
One thing is when feeling my pectoral muscles there is a tender area right where the ache spot is. It also seems to go away with exercise.
What does lung cancer chest pain feel like and does this sound like something I should be worried about at this time?
Could it also either be a pulled muscle or acid reflux?
I'm 31 years old and I've smoked on and off for 8 years. I know seeing a doctor and quitting smoking are my best options, but I just wanted to get an opinion. I plan on stopping smoking next month.
For about a month I've had this dull ache in my chest, around the pectoral area that comes and goes. It's not associated with deep breathing of coughing. I would say on a pain scale it's about a 1 to 2 out of 10. Many times I don't even notice it if I am not thinking about it. It started when I was smoking cannabis, which I have since stopped and haven't touched for a few weeks. It did improve after stopping cannabis but it hasn't gone completely away. When I was smoking cannabis I'd sometimes get sharper pain but that never happens without MJ.
One thing is when feeling my pectoral muscles there is a tender area right where the ache spot is. It also seems to go away with exercise.
What does lung cancer chest pain feel like and does this sound like something I should be worried about at this time?
Could it also either be a pulled muscle or acid reflux?
yes you need to see a doctor, that is just common sense and yes, you need to throw the cigarette away (I know easier said than done) but it is very unlikely, for a lot of reasons you have cancer.
It could be any number of things. It sounds unlikely to be lung cancer given your age, but those were some of my symptoms for lymphoma which is spot on for your age. My oncologists consider exposure to secondhand smoke growing up as a contributing factor to my cancer.
That said, it's unlikely to be cancer, but every day you smoke you are increasing your chance of developing cancer later on. Take this fear you feel now and quit now. Not tomorrow, not next month - now.
That said, it's unlikely to be cancer, but every day you smoke you are increasing your chance of developing cancer later on. Take this fear you feel now and quit now. Not tomorrow, not next month - now.
Thanks for this advice. I looked up lymphoma and I don't have any of the other symptoms. I don't even have a nagging cough. My guess is its either lung irritation from cannabis smoking or a pulled pectoral muscle. It's still be there but hasn't been as bad the past few days. The ache is worse after I smoke cannabis. However, I won't know for sure unless I see a doctor. If it persists after I stop smoking cigarettes, I'll go to the doctor.
I am going to schedule time off from work to quit cold turkey within the next few weeks. Thing is, I need at least 72 hours to get through the acute withdrawals and I have a high stress job that I cannot do if I'm battling nicotine withdrawal. Not being fully engaged at work could cause me to be fired. That's why my plan is to quit next month.
If you had to watch someone you love wither away and die a slow, painful death because of lung cancer -- which often metastasizes to the brain -- you'd quit today. Trust me.
If you had to watch someone you love wither away and die a slow, painful death because of lung cancer -- which often metastasizes to the brain -- you'd quit today. Trust me.
We all totally agree with what you are saying, but the important thing for all to remember is: lecturing people about the danger of smoking isn't going to do much good until a person is ready to quit. I know, I was one of those. I had to try many times before I finally beat it. It has been said, tobacco is the most addictive drug there is. What we all need to do is support a person trying to give it up.
My mom and my sister-in-law both had lung cancer; neither ever had any pain anywhere in their chest.
Same with my sister. But she did have a cardiac arrhythmia, went to the ER, and an X-ray showed a mass in her lung.
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