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Katie,

I thought that if it was arthritis that the pain would come and go. Initiatlly it did and now I am living with the pain 24/7 since 7 July. I think the pain is getting worse and I also have burning pain in my other leg. My oncologist said that he is not concerned about the burning pain in other leg and recommended that I see my primary doctor if it is not better in two weeks which will be next Tuesday.

I do not have mets. And it burns me up this topic. my oncologist is of the school that we will give you a breast exam well I had bilateral masectomies with tram flap reconstruction what breasts? Also I found my BC not the doctors (i had to tell them where to find it), mammo was non-cancerous but fine needle aspiration was cancerous.

I am of the school the sooner they find the mets the quicker it can be treated and the longer my survival will be.

I had tests done yesterday. The past couple of months the pain in left my hip/thigh came and went. Then on 7 July the pain came and has not went away, it is with me all day nothing makes it feel better (position or pain meds). The buring in my right lower leg started on 10 July and has not gone away. In the past few months I also had a couple of episodes where I was dizzy and nausea. The doctor order a Brain MRI, xray of hips and leg and a bone scan along with blood work. I had all the tests yestday (18 Jul) and I am waiting for the results (which could take a couple of days). I have to admit I was very anxiuos on my way to the tests yesterday. Today I keep thinking ok if it is not mets then what the devil is it and can those tests reveal what is causing this to happen! I am a hard stick with needles and the injection for the bone scan he had to fish for a vein, on the MRI they had to do an injection part way through the test, they called a nurse who stuck me 2x then they had to call a doctor who finally was able to inject me.

i have been NED for just over 4 years and have had chronic pain the past few months in my left hip and leg. I can't help but to think it is a recurrence. I have a doctors appt this afternoon and can't seem to think of anything else.

did the high calicum levels cause you nausea or dizzyness

i had bilateral mastectomy after intial diagnosis. When the labs came back on the other breast there were precancerous conditions

I can't exercise at the moment either that is why I decided to go on Atkins and I have lost weight without bein hungry. The thing is that you need to stick to the diet and no cheating. I am now in menopause and the weight is real easy to put on. The aktins diet has allowed me to be happier about the way I look and believe it or not the way I feel. I hope that soon in 2005 I can go back to exercising.

Good luck.

Ok am I the only one who is not on WW. I am on atkins and have successfully lost 16 pounds. I have to admit I was sceptical at first but it is working and I am sticking to it. The thing is that next week is Thanksgiving and boy if I open the carb door not sure I can close it as quick as I should not to mention the wine and beer. Also the following week I am going to Jamacia with my husband to celebrate our anniversary (he gave me tickets last April for our anniversary).

Two weeks on Atkins and I have lost 10 pounds.

Well I have been of the diet wagon and not I am back on the wagon again. I started last Friday and have lost 2 pounds please if you find them do not return them to the original owner LOL.

I need to loose a few more pounds by my daughters wedding which is 21 Aug 04, so I will be posting as often as I can. Work has had me traveling a bit (which makes dieting a hard thing). I have also not been myself with respect to my phycological side but am work to resolve.

Mel