Mesothelioma Pain Mesothelioma pain can be dull or sharp, aching or tingling, burning or pounding, or any other number of descriptions. Symptoms associated with the pain may range from sweating, numbness, and dizziness, to tension, nausea, and rapid pulse. The intensity of the pain is often measured by how it interferes with the patient’s daily life. There are at least three distinctive types of pain suffered by those with malignant mesothelioma. SOMATIC Somatic pain originates in the skin, bone, and muscle, and is what most people consider to be “normal” pain. Usually, it is localized, and described by patients with terms such as aching, sharp, pressure, or stinging. Dominant somatic pain complaints of mesothelioma patients are: Pleural Mesothelioma – pressure or sharp pain in the chest, under the rib cage, or upper abdomen Pericardial Mesothelioma – pressure in the chest Peritoneal Mesothelioma – aching, pressure, or fullness in the abdominal area Testicular Mesothe...