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Chelee · 04-01-2011, 04:42 PM

I have bone mets and the pain I had in my hip came and went for a long time. Hip pain can be caused by so many things and usually is. Have you been doing something differently lately that you haven't thought about that might be causing it to hurt? It's just so hard for us that have been dx with bc to not to think the worse. Every time I have a new ache or pain my mind instantly thinks it might be cancer. So I can certainly understand your concern. I know it's not easy but try not to worry. I really doubt it's bone mets. Hopefully Wed. your onc can order a scan and give you peace of mind.

Chelee

04-01-2011, 04:42 PM	#3
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Hip/leg pain... I have bone mets and the pain I had in my hip came and went for a long time. Hip pain can be caused by so many things and usually is. Have you been doing something differently lately that you haven't thought about that might be causing it to hurt? It's just so hard for us that have been dx with bc to not to think the worse. Every time I have a new ache or pain my mind instantly thinks it might be cancer. So I can certainly understand your concern. I know it's not easy but try not to worry. I really doubt it's bone mets. Hopefully Wed. your onc can order a scan and give you peace of mind. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.