Pain in my feet

[Emelie]

My PCP called yesterday and left this message on my answering machine,"Your feet look fine. We can try anti-inflammitory drugs or send you to a podiatrist. As for your shoulder, there is an area of calcification and they are recommending an MRI. Call me back if you have any questions." Well, of course I have questions. Was she kidding? So I called the office back, they said they would give the message to her, but she never called back.
So, to make a long story short, I am worried sick that this is cancer in my shoulder bones. It is the same side that the BC was on and where they took out the lymph nodes.
I am going to call my onc. this morning and tell her what is going on.
I am hopeful this is nothing, but it is a real surprise to me.
Will let you all know what is decided.
Em

Emilie,

I can understand your worry, but calcification is what defines many types of frozen shoulder, of which I've had two. In surgery, they remove the calcification (won't say how) and then manipulate your arm to unfreeze the shoulder. I would think if they say it's calcification then it's not mets. But that's pure guess on my part.

[Catherine]

Emeile,

My quick response is...yes there are alot of aches and pains after treatment. I found 33 rads of radiation made me feel like an old woman. Took me a long time to get my strength back. Herceptin gives me aches and pains too. That all being said....please be on alert.....

My oncologist tells me to listen to my body. If something is not right, he wants to know. I am done with Hercepting Dec 19 and then I go to follow up appointments. That is really when my oncologist wants me to pay attention and report anthing out of the ordinary. I am hoping that your oncologist picks up on what is really going on. And hopefully it is nothing serious. You know your body, be wise, patient, and persistent to get the right answer. We are all behind you.

Catherine

[Sheila]

Emelie
I think the calcifications in the shoulder lends to be more arthritic changes...unlike calcifications in the breast which are more frequently cancer. You are in my prayers Emelie.

[tousled1]

Emelie,

The calcifications in the shoulder are most likely what they call bone spurs. When I had my rotator cuff repaired a few years ago (torn cartledege) they found bone spurs that they also removed.