I have been living with mets to my sternum and spine for two and a half years now. I never did have any of the usual symtoms for this and it was only discovered due to my vigilent GP testing for something else at the time. But for the past two months now I have been experiencing a lot of very sharp stinging pains that spread from the sternum area and move across my chest both sides and into my armpits. It feels like it is just below the surface of the skin.
I’ve also started to ache a lot in the sternum area and between my shoulder blades in my back.
I had a CT scan two weeks ago and am due to get the results on Monday. For the first time I feel sick with worry. I can’t think what would be causing these stinging pains apart from the cancer spreading. Has anyone else experienced these? Any ideas?
I think the reason why I am feeling so worried and upset this time is because my husband and I had just decided to make some big changes in our lives so that we could take some time together and do some travelling. Now I’m worried that if I have to start some new treatment we’re not going to be able to do that. An awful lot rests on those scan results.