Characteristics of pain in the left upper arm and shoulder caused by lung cancer

The characteristics of left upper arm and shoulder pain caused by lung cancer are generally severe and persistent pain, accompanied by local nerve compression symptoms, respiratory symptoms, upper limb movement disorders, etc. It is recommended to seek medical attention in time and take appropriate treatment measures under the guidance of a doctor. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Severe pain: The shoulder pain caused by lung cancer may be more severe than the pain caused by other diseases. Most patients experience severe pain, which even affects their normal sleep.

2. Persistent pain: If the pain is caused by strain of bones or soft tissues, there will be relief periods and it will be intermittent, sometimes it hurts and sometimes it doesn’t. However, the pain of bone metastasis will be persistent, whether it is mild or severe, it will always exist.

3. Accompanied by local nerve compression symptoms: Some nerves may run through the bone metastasis site. Due to the space-occupying effect at this site, the tumor compresses the nerves there, causing numbness in the skin innervated by the nerves.

4. Respiratory symptoms: When lung cancer patients have shoulder pain, they may cough and the pain worsens during breathing, especially when lung infection occurs, the symptoms of cough and shoulder pain will be more obvious.

5. Upper limb movement disorders: Shoulder pain caused by lung cancer is usually accompanied by limited active movement, while passive movement is not restricted.

When patients have these obvious symptoms, they can relieve them according to their own conditions. First of all, they should pay attention to rest more. They can also use hot towels or hot water bottles to apply heat to the painful area, 10 to 20 minutes each time, 3 to 4 times a day. If the pain is severe, you can take ibuprofen sustained-release capsules, celecoxib capsules, oxycodone hydrochloride sustained-release tablets and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor to relieve the pain. If the condition is serious, shoulder pain can be relieved by removing or repairing the affected bone tissue.