Firstly it is worth noting a bit of my background: My worry comes from the fact my father had lung cancer diagnosed at the very same age I am now, he passed away at 53 sadly after fighting it for 3 years. He was a smoker of over 25 years, I gave up in 1990 having smoked briefly from age 16-20, approx 10 per day.
I am a 50 year old male, keep quite fit and run quite a lot, generally 10-12k every Saturday or Sunday, total around 20-30k per week. I also go to the gym.
For the last 8-10 weeks I have had a nagging dull ache in my middle back just to the right of my spine. I have been to the doctors had X-rays both Thoracic and Chest, they came back all clear. While running the ache seems more prominent, but not to the point I need painkillers, recently I came back from one run and when in the shower cleared my throat and the phlegm had red tinges, yet I have never coughed up blood.
Now I also find I am clearing my throat as it feels full of phlegm constantly.
I can still run never out of breath?
I am loath to go to my Doctors again and ask for a CT Scan just to clear my mind, as I feel I will be wasting his time? Am I worrying unnecessarily due to what happened to my father, or shall I just put my mind at rest?
I have no other symptoms, but the worry is constant.
I am sorry to bring this up on here, but really concerned, and do not know what could be causing the nagging ache and the need to clear my throat constantly.
