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tricia keegan · 08-08-2014, 02:20 PM

Helen,

I don't have bone mets but have had the usual scares and lots of scans since my own dx in '05, the usual rule of thumb is that any pain or symptom lasting more than 2-3 weeks needs to be investigated, I find by the day before I'm due to call my Onc the pain goes lol..its probably nothing but a scan can put your mind at ease but its best not to have too many of those either. I spent two months a few years ago having lots of scans and then waiting for the spot to grow so it could be biopsied, instead it disappeared!

08-08-2014, 02:20 PM	#2
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: Could I have bone mets? Helen, I don't have bone mets but have had the usual scares and lots of scans since my own dx in '05, the usual rule of thumb is that any pain or symptom lasting more than 2-3 weeks needs to be investigated, I find by the day before I'm due to call my Onc the pain goes lol..its probably nothing but a scan can put your mind at ease but its best not to have too many of those either. I spent two months a few years ago having lots of scans and then waiting for the spot to grow so it could be biopsied, instead it disappeared! __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!