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Is excruciating shoulder pain common for small cell lung cancer?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Feb 11 7:59am | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Hello @dave56pa. Welcome to Mayo Connect. Pain is so difficult to work through. You've been dealing with this for too long and have seen more than your share of specialists. Good for you for sticking with it and tracking down the lung cancer.
You've only had radiation, no chemo or surgery, correct? I'm sure your doctors have told you that the radiation can take some time to be effective, possibly weeks or even months. Have they given you any options for pain management in the meantime?
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Lung surgery wasn’t an option due to my low cardiac output (EF20-25%) & poor PFT results. I’m aware radiation therapy will take weeks/months to show results. My frustration is that the ortho feels I have ‘frozen shoulder syndrome’ and prescribes Tylenol & PT. The neurologist feels I have essential tremors and recommended botox & deep brain surgery. And the oncology team at UPMC Hillman Cancer Institute feels the pain, stiffness and tremors are caused by the lung cancer. I have a follow up appt next week and trust we’ll have a better plan to deal with the physical issues rather than just renewing Rx pain meds