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Have Pain In Collar Bone Usually After Eating Ad Drinking. Cause?
Question: I have pain in my left collar bone usually after I eat or drink something. It is a dull aching pain that lasts sometimes for over an hour. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Brief Answer:
Could be a soft tissue pathology
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Since the collar bone is more of a fibrous bone, healing of any sort of fracture even complete may be weak. The pain could be due to improper healing but it is a rare possibility as the pain you have is dull in nature. Collar bone defects usually give rise to sharp pains.
I suspect there to be some soft tissue pathology near the collar bone probably a lymph node swelling owing to the history of cancer.
I suggest you to get an Xray of the Collar bone first to rule out defects in the bone and then proceed with a CT scan which may help to identify the soft tissue involved.
Please let me know if there are any doubts.
Regards,
Could be a soft tissue pathology
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Since the collar bone is more of a fibrous bone, healing of any sort of fracture even complete may be weak. The pain could be due to improper healing but it is a rare possibility as the pain you have is dull in nature. Collar bone defects usually give rise to sharp pains.
I suspect there to be some soft tissue pathology near the collar bone probably a lymph node swelling owing to the history of cancer.
I suggest you to get an Xray of the Collar bone first to rule out defects in the bone and then proceed with a CT scan which may help to identify the soft tissue involved.
Please let me know if there are any doubts.
Regards,
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