I had a CT scan done of the chest and it showed 4 small nodules; now I have pain under rib cage. Lung Cancer?
The last 2 months have been a pain in the rear! I have had numerous tests done to see what this chronic swelling in the face and neck and the doc thought my lymphoma might be back- it was not. The swelling did not go away though. So, he decided to check the chest/lungs, stomach, kidneys, gall bladder, liver, and pancreas. Everything was fine except the lungs. The lungs showed 4 small nodules, but the oncologist was not too worried. Now I have a stabbing pain under my right rib cage and it feels like I’m itching from the inside out. Could this be more serious. Does this sound like lung cancer?
I quit smoking 3 years ago and I didn’t smoke real often to begin with. I don’t live with smoker and am not in close contact with any. I have never been exposed to asbestos. I just don’t get it!
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One comment
notalonewithcancer on May 22, 2010 at 11:14 am
I am sorry you are going thru this. I know how scary it is, having lung cancer myself. Its really hard to know what the causes for the nodules are until you get a biopsy done. It may be just scar tissue from a past infection. I never had pain under my ribs like you describe, and I have stage iv. It could be some inflammation that is causing your pain. I have pain now, but its a deterioration of bone mass from chemo, not from the cancer.