@ 64, having done no exercise for at least a year I got the bright idea to get active and hit the floor doing push ups. I didn't do as many as I thought I should be able to do before I was giving out so I squeezed out a few more. I didn't feel bad then but when I awoke in the morning I was in serious discomfort in the area between the inner edge of the scapula and my spine.

When it was still bad after a couple of weeks, and some therapeutic massage, I began to fear I had lung cancer. No I didn't go to the doctor. No health insurance and I figured if it was that I'd know soon enough. Stayed plenty worried over it though. I wouldn't say I'm a hypochondriac but I'll do till one comes along.

Using Tiger Balm and motrin helped but two months gone and it is only slightly better. Add to that I began having pain deep within my left calf. I know enough massage technique to strip the muscles down to relieve it but that didn't help much. So I diagnosed it as phlebitis and figured between that and the suspected lung I'm on my way out. Now the good news .....

I had googled "scapula pain" and 'shoulder pain' and gotten results that made me think it might be my serratus posterior but wasn't sure. Still thought it was the "big one." Then last night I googled "burning pain scapula." I came up with this website and found my exact symptoms ...... including the referred pain in the calf from the middle trapezius muscle.

Trapezius Trigger Points Are Like Opinions, Everyone Has One | TriggerPointTherapist.com

So the bad news is it is still tore up. I'm still on the motrin and now I'm laying a tennis ball between my back and the wall and working the trigger point. Slow improvement. At least the stress of thinking I'm dieing soon is gone. I imagine at my age it takes longer for muscle/tendon stuff to heal.

Anyone have workout injuries like this that took a long time to heal ?