I've had pains in between my shoulder blades for about 10 days now , mostly at night when lying down on my sides. It has woken me a couple of times . It is not bad during the day but still there in the background. I did google symptoms and ended up here as I might need support. The most likely cancer Ive seen that match my sypmtms are Pancoast tumours (superior sulcus tumours) that start at the top of the lung and invade the chest wall. I read that they are known to be very hard to diagnose by X-ray.

I've booked an appointment with my surgery but my GP is on annual leave so a locum doctor will see me.

I would really appreciate any advice how to get the most out of this appointment. From my research I think I a PET-CT scan asap.

As a back story I have had 2 chest xrays and ultra sound in the past year that showed nothing suspicious. I presented with lumps on my left breast tissue that turned out to  be traumatic fat necrosis which are small cysts that developed at the site of a sporting injury I received last year from a cricket ball. they have sinced been absorbed by my body and no longer there.

What I do not want to wait for an X-ray that I read are not much use to diagnose most lung cancers. Should I be asking the doctor for an immediate referral for a PET-CT scan and even go privately if quicker?

Trying to keep busy as my head is in a blur.

Kind Regards very best wishes to all of you with your own situations.

I am 49 year old male , married  with 2 teenage sons.