Pain in Chest Area

Oh, Bobbie, I can only imagine what you are going through. I really hope this is nothing. It does sound as though it might just be overworked muscles or something similar, as it gets sore after you have been exercising.  I notice more tenderness in my cancer/radiation area after I have been gardening or over-exerting  too.

I wish I could do something to make this all easier. 

Let us know how things go.

I will be thinking of you.

Remember, no matter what, we are all here for you.

Love and hugs,

Kerry

my ribs really hurt particularly upon awakening.. my onc said they would continue to hurt for years from the radiation.

 my whole chest is sooooooo tight.. i easily stress the underlying muscles - I am VERY active. .  of course you should discuss this but if it is anything like the regular pains I have, it probably wouldn't be a problem..the fact that it happened after raking is encouraging  - should just be muscle pain.. really!  if you feel better in two days, it should indicate that it is muscular strain.

.. i know i have all sorts of new aches pains just by virtue of my mid-50 status.

and i edit this with a little smile to let you know that prayers for you and yours are sent your way.

What does my avatar tell you about me, Bobbie?  LOL  FYI the duckling lived.

My ribs bother me on the rads side, also.  In fact, I was just having a tiny freak out in my mind about them today. ;p   Raking 3 yards would probably cause some issues for more than a few days. Hugs, honey!!

I too think the most likely explanation is exertion. But I fully understand that it makes you feel anxious. I have some aches and pains too in the radiated area. It seems to be very common.

Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And give it a little time. Hopefully it will just go on its merry way......

-Helena.

I have also noticed with the weather getting colder that I am just more achey generally. Maybe that has something to do with it, or maybe you are just getting old!

Spunky Girl-Well don't judge me from my avitar:) I only wish I looked like that:)))) I own a website that sells cancer tees and she is from the site. 

I get various pains or sensations in my rib area. I hang from a doorway to stretch the muscles every day and that has made most of the pain go away.

I will from time to time get weird feelings over there after working out. I find that after 2-3 days if it's muscle related it will go away. I usually take a hot bath to to calm the muscles and me.

Also-take some tylenol. If it goes away then!!!

Bobbie,

I also have had pains in the area in which my tumor was removed.  When I went for a 6 month check-up with my surgeon, I told her about it.  She ordered an ultrasound of my chest wall and all that showed up was scar tissue and fluid around the incision scar, mainly where the tumor was located.  I was scared too!  I think every time a pain comes up, I am going to think cancer...is this normal?  Please keep us informed if you do not get any better and have to go and get this checked out.  I pray this is just from overexerted muscles from raking leaves!

Sandy

Bobbie - try not to think about it too much if you can as well. I know when I have a sore back say, the first thing I think when I wake up is "is my back still sore" And magically, it is!

I was bothered a few weeks ago by a sore back, I thought about it constantly. I think I was making it worse by getting tense and then prodding it to see if it still hurt! I took tylenol for a couple of days to stop it hurting, which helped also to switch off my mind, and now the pain has gone. I sometimes think we are capable of magnifying every little twinge into something so much bigger.