Experience I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical
Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine.
M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Brain Tumors,
Breast Cancer,
Colon Cancer
Question I have not been diagnosed but fear I may have lung cancer because of the sudden onset of some strange events this week. The most noted problem I am having is that I have a knot in my back on the left side mainly, some to the right between my shoulder blades. Since the onset of these symptoms I have had unbelievable burning and tingling in both arms and legs. The pain in my legs has caused me to collapse when I stand. My legs begin to burn tremendously and then feel like they are hardening. It's hard to describe. Then I lose myself and crumple to the floor. I have begun taking vioxx my physician prescribed due to back pain that deals with injury to my tailbone and a diagnosis of spina bifida occulta. I have always had low back pain but this time it's different. I have a cough but have attributed that to the pollen in the air. I have asthma and am a smoker. I would like to present my thought and get your thoughts. I have a fear that I have a tumor on my spine from my lungs pressing on nerves causing all of the tingling and burning in the extremities. Is this an occurence that can happen?
I will also state that I have contacted my physician and will be getting a referral to a neurologist although this cannot come quick enough to ease my mind. I'm a 37 year old mother of three and am terrified that I will be leaving my children behind. Can you please help me?
Thank you.
Answer Well, I can not from here tell you what you have but lung cancer is not the first thing that comes to my mind! However you are doing the right thing by going to a dr. because without an examination we will get nowhere! A thourough medical examination is very important! Finally a piece of advice you have probably heard before but which I will nevertheless repeat. If you are this scared of lung cancer why do you smoke?! STOP smoking ASAP!! Good luck!
P.S. Your asthma makes it even more important that you stop smoking!
