*Hugs*
I've experienced similar with my mum and mother in law (both now deceased). My mother in law's case was especially shite, since she'd twice been diagnosed with breast cancer, and when a pain in her chest subsequently flared up the doctor's insisted it was a muscle strain, nothing more. Six months of to-ing and fro-ing ensued, whereupon they decided to do tests.

The breast cancer had returned with a vengeance, only by this point had spread to her bones (an X-ray revealed that half of one of her ribs had been eaten away, hence the chest pains). She died about 15 months later.

NHS - marvellous idea, but increasingly populated by uncaring bastards (not everyone I hasten to add) unwilling to accept that a patient might actually have a genuine cause for concern.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sun 7 Sep 2008, 20:24, Reply)