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Cat · 04-06-2014, 03:21 PM

Dear Lin,
Did the ER Dr. tell you anything to do?
If the ER Doc said it was a strain and arthritis then icing or heat is good but also moving it to keep it mobile. I had a TRAM so recovery is different but I do know I had pain in a lot of places except my "stoobs" as my daughter so named my boobs made of my stomach.
Do call your Dr. but try to relax as first it's unlikely the cancer has returned. Second arthritis hurts and the more inactive it is the more it hurts. It's a vicious cycle, it hurts to move but then gets worse if you don't. Try to move your head and neck gently without looking up though because that can pinch nerves and cause more pain. Advil is an anti-inflammatory and may be helpful if you can take it (with food). The popping is probably an indication of the swelling caused by changes in the soft tissue. I also have arthritis in my neck and it can sound like rice krispies at times!
Good luck with it and I hope you feel better soon.
Deep breath... Cathy

04-06-2014, 03:21 PM	#2
Cat Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 184	Re: Very scared and trying to breath Dear Lin, Did the ER Dr. tell you anything to do? If the ER Doc said it was a strain and arthritis then icing or heat is good but also moving it to keep it mobile. I had a TRAM so recovery is different but I do know I had pain in a lot of places except my "stoobs" as my daughter so named my boobs made of my stomach. Do call your Dr. but try to relax as first it's unlikely the cancer has returned. Second arthritis hurts and the more inactive it is the more it hurts. It's a vicious cycle, it hurts to move but then gets worse if you don't. Try to move your head and neck gently without looking up though because that can pinch nerves and cause more pain. Advil is an anti-inflammatory and may be helpful if you can take it (with food). The popping is probably an indication of the swelling caused by changes in the soft tissue. I also have arthritis in my neck and it can sound like rice krispies at times! Good luck with it and I hope you feel better soon. Deep breath... Cathy __________________ 3/06 DX stage III er-pr-her2+++ breast, 1+node age 49 and 364 days 3XAC 4X taxol and herceptin continue herceptin one year bilat mastectomy w/TRAM 32 rads 9/08 recurrance 4 sternal nodes mediastinoscopy, able to remove 3 taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin, x6 continue herceptin indefinately 5/10 recurrance in same node/area mediastinoscopy, removed nodes added tykerb 27 rads 10/18/10 PET shows inflammation no active disease 8/2011 recurrence one right mediastinal node, xeloda and proton radiation to node. D/C xeloda due to toxicity 12/5 PET scan clear 2/2012 colon blockage, breast cancer (never thought it could go there! thought I was constipated) start abraxane, herceptin, continue tykerb 10/2012 Kidney ablation (renal CA!) 3/2013 CT and biopsy R kidney (BC met to R kidney) 4/4/2013 Begin Kadcyla 7/30/13 Craniotomy cerebellar mets, 1.7cm 3cm Sept 4-6 post op cyberknife Sept 23 ablation right kidney (blow up pesky breast ca met) Oct headaches MRI Oct 10 (only surgical changes ! Yay!) Short of breath. CT, pulmonary function, echo New crap in right lung heart good. Pooh! 12/13 DC kadcyla. Begin halaven 2/14 MRI brain NED Yay! 4/3/14 CT mostly stable but breast mets r kidney growing 4/16/14 ablation right kidney again Continue halaven, tykerb dc halaven gemzar? 2nd opinion May 14