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I am having severe breast pain radiating from left shoulder. Is it a cancer?

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Published At October 22, 2019
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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I am a 25-year-old single female. I am in a painful situation. For the past two years, I have left side back pain starting from shoulder to bottom, and it is very painful like vein tightening. That pain continues and reaches my breast. My breast size is very small. I am afraid of breast cancer. I cannot sit or stand anywhere. What can I do? How can I increase my breast size? I am very sad as my pain is increasing day by day and I am tensed. I am thinking about suicide. My marriage is fixed, but my mind is full of tension and thought that I could not live anymore. I am using pain relief ointments, Evion 400, Imol plus tablets. Please help.

Hello,

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If you have that much pain, then you should consult any surgeon nearby. Get mammography done for both breasts along with sonography of both the breasts. You can take painkillers. But let the surgeon examine first and decide if there is any chance of malignancy or not. From the reports, there will be some guide towards whether there is cancer or not. And if nothing is there and it turns out to be normal, then you have to consult with an orthopedic and a neurophysician for their opinion about your pain. Do not think negative. Everything will be fine. Just be positive. First of all, you have to diagnose what it is and why the pain is there. Once the diagnosis is made, the doctor will tell you what to do and what to expect. Once this part is over, and pain is decreased or the problem is solved, then you can think of increasing the size of the breast. A plastic surgeon can help you with that. So do not worry, but do mammography and sonography of both the breasts. Take the pain killer and consult a surgeon nearby. He may advise you other blood tests and also CT (computed tomography) or PET (positron emission tomography) scan.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Mavani Jimesh Himatbhai
Dr. Mavani Jimesh Himatbhai

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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