Fretting

It's the middle of the night and I'm having a quiet fret about rib pain.
I woke up from my BMX & recon (27/4/18) with a sore lower left rib. I queried it with my PS when he deigned to speak to me but he dismissed it with a 'we did a lot of pulling and stretching in the area'.
It's never gone away, coming and going at various times. However the last few weeks the pain has got stronger and more frequent and I've started to have a worry.
I know it can't be bone mets but there's this little niggle in my mind, those stories you hear about people thinking they had a gym injury or something like that, only to discover months later that it's not that at all.
I don't want this worry to eat me up so I went to my GP this morning, confessed to being a cliche and explained. She was totally understanding and very sympathetic, examined me (I am very sore on the left) thoroughly and suggested that I have an xray of the area to start to find out what's going on.
She also said I had "quite prominent ribs". What does that mean?!
But now it's the middle of the night, my rib hurts, and every tiny throb of pain in my body is magnified a thousandfold.
Fret fret fret...
I woke up from my BMX & recon (27/4/18) with a sore lower left rib. I queried it with my PS when he deigned to speak to me but he dismissed it with a 'we did a lot of pulling and stretching in the area'.
It's never gone away, coming and going at various times. However the last few weeks the pain has got stronger and more frequent and I've started to have a worry.
I know it can't be bone mets but there's this little niggle in my mind, those stories you hear about people thinking they had a gym injury or something like that, only to discover months later that it's not that at all.
I don't want this worry to eat me up so I went to my GP this morning, confessed to being a cliche and explained. She was totally understanding and very sympathetic, examined me (I am very sore on the left) thoroughly and suggested that I have an xray of the area to start to find out what's going on.
She also said I had "quite prominent ribs". What does that mean?!
But now it's the middle of the night, my rib hurts, and every tiny throb of pain in my body is magnified a thousandfold.
Fret fret fret...
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Everything is worse in the middle of the night.
Take care
Good to see you finally got to sleep. It is somewhat elusive that thing called a good nights sleep. The gremlins sneak in and play with your mind. Could you ask for a bone scan? Less radiation and you would get the full body all clear. I needed these the second year just to put my mind at ease. As soon as everything started to ache my brain went where it shouldn't. Even now it has been 9 months since my last bone scan and as more things start to hurt, click and crunch some days it takes a bit to push that to the side. I am getting better at it though
xoxoxo
etc etc-get the xray and end the misery!
I think I'd be asking for CT or MRI as well!
It is not good enough when our very real fears are pooh poohed by our health professionals.
All the best for your xrays xx
Look forward to hearing good news from you.
Yes, winter has well & truly arrived in Victoria. Very chilly now. Hope you feel better soon. K xox
Nerves are upset and the lymphatic system is looking for new pathways as well as a myriad of other ailments as a result of treatment.
There's a lot that our bodies have been through and need adjustment let alone us, the emotional being!
Kate be proud of yourself on how far you have come.
Wishing you peace of mind
Take care take a deep breath and hopefully restful sleep when the results are in
Best wishes