Could I have bone mets?

chekmark · 08-09-2014, 04:17 PM

During and after treatment I had terrible bone and joint pain, it got worse when I was on the herceptin only and then I started Femara and holy cow just when I thought it couldn't get worse it did. I started to take glucosamine and calcium and within 2 weeks I was almost pain free. Always check with your doctor first to make sure it is safe to take anything. I, like Coolbreeze hear this complaint a lot. If u need piece of mind get the scan, good luck and keep us posted.

Darlene

annettchen · 08-09-2014, 06:09 PM

I have bone mets - had them off the bat on first diagnosis. One in T10/11, and possibly one in my shoulder. I do have back pain (had that for a while, at least a year prior to diagnosis). And my hips occasionally hurt. However, I feel like the back pain got worse during and after chemo, so it's possibly a chemo side effect. I also have muscle pain in my arms and legs. I finished THP some weeks ago, restaging indicated "healing metastatic lesions"; now on Herceptin / Perjeta only.

In my case the back pain is not where the met is - back pain feels like it originates T4, and according to scintigram, CT and MRI, there's nothing on T4 (or thereabouts).

I have also been told that scinti shows any area of increased activity in the bone, which can be other things like degenerative issues etc...

I would go and have it checked out for peace of mind. It's likely nothing... Wish you luck for the scan!