swollen clavical right side

marie@jmduclos.com · Guest

In the last few months my right clavicle has been swollen and is tender to touch. I cannot rest on that side. Last year I fell on the front steps and pushed myself against the railing. My Dr. seems to think it is menopause swelling of the clavicle and not the fall of so many months ago. The end of the bone seems to have a fat pad swelling, somewhat tender to touch and makes me unconfortable to rest on my right side.

mabibabi · Newbie Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 6

hi marie, i have a simmilar problem and hope if your now through yours you could maby help me.
a year ago i was in a car accident and among other things had a deep bone bruise on the right clavicle from the seatbelt, xrayed but not fractured.
the bruising went away but i was left with a bone like lump mid bone, apart from the occasional ache it was ok but about 5 wks ago it started to hurt more and seemed bigger, then 3 wks ago it looked like it had moved down slightly at the sternum end and just didnt look right and hurt when i moved my arm or neck, it had definatly grown.
the ach was worse and i was getting stabbing pains aswell, 2 wks ago the sternum started to swell, its also bone like and is already as big as the first lump.
im taking antinflams and their not having any effect, the aches like realy bad tooth ache and the sharp pain is now often and sickerning, radiating up my neck, down into my breast and throughout my shoulder, im also very tender in my right armpit but it doesnt seem swollen.
my gp has given me dihydracodeine and co codamol and antinflams for the pain and booked me in for an xray but it could take wks and im realy worried, if anyone has any ideas of what it may be id be very glad to hear form you, thankyou, and marie i hope you got sorted out and are ok now.

Guest · Guest

Mark me down as another case of 'unsolved' swollen clavical. The brunt of my swelling is on the joint closest to the next. Prior to the swelling I felt periodic 'stabbing' pains in the middle portion of the clavical bone. My first visit to a Doctor result in a guess of Arthritis. I was sent for x-rays and was informed no sign of arthritis was visable. Next Doctor thought I might have an undiagnosed fracture from a previous fall. Next x-rays showed no fracture. Was then sent for a Bone scan and was told 'something is definitly happening in that area', then in the next breath was thrown a 'guessed' diagnosis of gout. I now have to wait 3 more months to get in to an arthritic doctor so she can stick a needle in the joint to look for crystals in order to confirm the gout diagnosis.

My question is - wouldn't a blood test show excess uric acid / cyrstals / cytokines? Why would this last Doctor suspect Gout in such a peculilar place as a clavical joint?

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