[Mgarr]

I have been off Herceptin since June 06 & continue to have "crunchy", noisey joints but now have another issue and I cannot keep my mind from running away that I have another type of cancer or recurrence.

When first diagnosed & had bone scan I was told the only thing was arthritis in my hip. For months now i have had severe pain & limited movement, we did bone scan tried PT and PT agreed something else was going on so had a pelvic MRI & there is fluid in my hip but the hip does not show "normal" wear. There is an imflammatory response going on & possible PNVS (which is rare) at any rate saw my onc. in the meantime and he felt strongly it was plain old arthritis but may have to have a hip replacement. I have seen an ortho who took an xray commented he had never seen "wear like this" but ordered inflammatory markers which were all off - I regret not getting a copy of the results. I am to have a aspiration & biopsy.

Is it possible to have "out of whack" inflammatory markers and not be cancer?

As always thanks for your continued knowledge and support.