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  • Posted on: Oct 20, 2009 09:30 am
Scotland
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 12
Alloway wrote:

Hi,
I'm back up to the hospital tonight. Phoned Breast Nurse yesterday about my rib pain and she's got me in tonight.

While I'm really grateful for such a quick appointment, I don't know what they could do at this clininc. I thought I'd see the Oncologist and be sent for a bone scan. Has anyone started bone investigations with an x-ray?

Worried!


Diagnosis: 9/26/2006, ILC, 6cm+, Stage IIIb, Grade 2, 2/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+
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gracie1
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 113
Oct 20, 2009 10:39 am, edited Oct 20, 2009 10:40 AM by gracie1 gracie1 wrote:

Hi Alloway. Often bone mets investigations are started with an x-ray and they continue from there. Please don't jump to conclusions....rib pain can be so many things. I break ribs all the time and I don't have mets in my ribs. I broke one sneezing the other day. Even if something does show up on the x-ray and they order a bone scan, it could still be something as simple as an old injury that's acting up. I sincerely hope that's the case for you. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Alloway
Scotland
Joined: Sep 2009
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Oct 20, 2009 10:43 am Alloway wrote:

Thank you so much Gracie! It's such a relief to have this site and be able to "talk" to people who really understand our paranoia!


Diagnosis: 9/26/2006, ILC, 6cm+, Stage IIIb, Grade 2, 2/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+
gracie1
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 113
Oct 22, 2009 12:14 pm gracie1 wrote:

No problem. I know just how you feel. Did you find out anything yet?
diana50
Palm Desert, CA
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 418
Oct 22, 2009 12:19 pm diana50 wrote:

i had four broken ribs...within a period of 6 months.  they started looking with an x-ray...then ct scan.  no mets; my oncologist believes from radiation and weakening of bones from arimidex.  this was 5 years AFTER treatment.  if you have a broken rib be careful as i was picking up a large bag of cat sand and one of the ribs punctured my lung and i had a partially collapsed lung with a tube placed.  all healed up now tho.....things we deal with, eh? hang in there. good luck/

diana50

Feel the strength inside; tap into the power of self and soul. Healing comes from inside and out**
Diagnosis: 2/26/2002, IDC, 1cm, Stage IIIc, Grade 3, 10/12 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Alloway
Scotland
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 12
Oct 22, 2009 12:26 pm Alloway wrote:

 Had a thorough, wince-inducing physical exam and having both a chest x-ray and a bone scan "to be on the safe side"! I was asked lots of questions about what I'd been doing or if it hurt when breathing, so I think he eliminated a broken rib.Bone scan is tomorrow morning but haven't heard about the x-ray yet. I've been Arimidex for 2 years, 9 months (not that I'm counting!) and have other pains in my back that were discounted last October by MRI but you still worry...


Diagnosis: 9/26/2006, ILC, 6cm+, Stage IIIb, Grade 2, 2/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+
mhill29
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1
Oct 22, 2009 12:31 pm mhill29 wrote:

I hope it goes ok for you.
gracie1
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 113
Oct 22, 2009 01:37 pm, edited Oct 22, 2009 01:41 PM by gracie1 gracie1 wrote:

Good luck. The bone scan will give you a definative answer at least. I have bone mets, so if you need to talk after your scan, please feel free to pm me.
GracieM2007…
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 290
Oct 22, 2009 06:11 pm GracieM2007 wrote:

Good luck to you.  They never did an xray with me.  Onc sent me for PET scan first, then bone scan then tomorrow I have a dexa then I see the onc again Tuesday.

dx 4/11/2007, rt. mast 4/27/2007, 1.7cm IDC, stage 2, Grade 3, ER/PR+, Her2-, 4 DD AC, 4 DD T, Arimidex.
Alloway
Scotland
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 12
Oct 23, 2009 11:07 am Alloway wrote:

Goodness Gracie M2007 you have been through the mill!

Had both bone scan and chest x-ray today so all that's left is the lovely waiting for results.


Diagnosis: 9/26/2006, ILC, 6cm+, Stage IIIb, Grade 2, 2/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+
Alloway
Scotland
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 12
Oct 27, 2009 08:30 am Alloway wrote:

Good news! Both chest x-ray and bone scan are clear!

Dexa scan shows deterioration so I think they're starting treatment for that.

Thank you lovely ladies for keeping me going through this and I wish for good results for anybody waiting.


Diagnosis: 9/26/2006, ILC, 6cm+, Stage IIIb, Grade 2, 2/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+
JacquelineG…
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 96
Oct 27, 2009 08:52 am JacquelineG wrote:

Wonderful! so happy for you!


Diagnosis: 6/2/2008, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIIc, Grade 3, 6/40 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2-
Pat634
WI
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 149
Nov 5, 2009 11:18 pm Pat634 wrote:

I have a pain in 1 or possibly 2 ribs nearly at the sternum only hurt when palipated and was originally found by my lymphedema massage therapist.  So I am just curious as to what were some of the symptoms of ladies bone or lung mets?


Diagnosis: 9/19/2008, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIIc, Grade 3, 7/13 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-

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