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Hi, I am a full time nursing student going into my last year of nursing school. I also work at a local hospital in the ER and on the floor.
First of all, you should never ignore the pain. I don't know what it is, its probably just from the way your rib cage and sternum is shaped, hard to see in the pics. Its probably not a tumor, but just a malformation of the bone, have you had it since you were a kid?
However, whoever said that pain from a cancerous tumor will have you bedridden was wrong, Cancer starts slowly and ive seen patients with advanced bone cancer who have little to no pain. You probably don't have a tumor, but you should have an MRI or CAT scan and several tests done by health care proffessionals to rule this out. Has you doctor done any tests on you?
If your parents and doctors aren't listening to you, you need to make a list of ALL of your questions and next time you go you need to talk to your doctor about everything that is concerning you. Anything that concerns you should concern him as well, and REALLY talk to him/her about your pain, maybe he can prescribe something to help with the pain, or even some other alternative pain relieveing techniques. Also, if you continue to tell your parents about your pain and what your worried about, they should eventually become concerned and do something about it.
If you have had tests and your doctors are not worried, then they may just be waiting for you to finish developing before surgery, or the problem may fix itself as you grow. which is probably what will happen. But you should still talk to them about pain management.
No one should ever tell you not to worry, if something is bothering you it is very important to be concerned about it and DO something about it, becuase if you let it go it could cause more problems in the future. However, it sounds like youve had quite a few doctor visits who are giving you very good care... try to relax, they have been to school and do know what they are talking about. But when you are concerned, don't be afraid to let them know!
Good luck and i hope that everything works out for you.
First of all, you should never ignore the pain. I don't know what it is, its probably just from the way your rib cage and sternum is shaped, hard to see in the pics. Its probably not a tumor, but just a malformation of the bone, have you had it since you were a kid?
However, whoever said that pain from a cancerous tumor will have you bedridden was wrong, Cancer starts slowly and ive seen patients with advanced bone cancer who have little to no pain. You probably don't have a tumor, but you should have an MRI or CAT scan and several tests done by health care proffessionals to rule this out. Has you doctor done any tests on you?
If your parents and doctors aren't listening to you, you need to make a list of ALL of your questions and next time you go you need to talk to your doctor about everything that is concerning you. Anything that concerns you should concern him as well, and REALLY talk to him/her about your pain, maybe he can prescribe something to help with the pain, or even some other alternative pain relieveing techniques. Also, if you continue to tell your parents about your pain and what your worried about, they should eventually become concerned and do something about it.
If you have had tests and your doctors are not worried, then they may just be waiting for you to finish developing before surgery, or the problem may fix itself as you grow. which is probably what will happen. But you should still talk to them about pain management.
No one should ever tell you not to worry, if something is bothering you it is very important to be concerned about it and DO something about it, becuase if you let it go it could cause more problems in the future. However, it sounds like youve had quite a few doctor visits who are giving you very good care... try to relax, they have been to school and do know what they are talking about. But when you are concerned, don't be afraid to let them know!
Good luck and i hope that everything works out for you.