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Sandy H · 01-08-2007, 06:35 PM

Sherry, I am not a doctor so can not say for sure but sounds like it can be your neck. I have arthritis in my neck and so have been in and out of therapy for pain and muscle spasms while working in an office all day. Worse job anyone can have sitting at a desk doing paperwork and phone. I was doing well and then all of a sudden I was having headaches and just knew I had brain mets. My radiation oncologist thought I did and rushed me for an MRI the same day I saw him and complained. He asked me to come back the next day with my husband for support. I nearly freaked out and thank God I had someone with me that day. Well, it was a sleepless night but low and behold nothing showed up and it was determine to be from my neck so off to physical therapy I went. Having IBC I am at a high risk of it going to the brain but its been nearly 6 years and I am still here and no organ, bone or brain mets. Let us know what you find out but honestly, to me it sounds like neck. That in itself can be nasty to deal with but better then brain mets. hugs, Sandy

01-08-2007, 06:35 PM	#8
Sandy H Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norridgewock, Maine Posts: 778	Sherry, I am not a doctor so can not say for sure but sounds like it can be your neck. I have arthritis in my neck and so have been in and out of therapy for pain and muscle spasms while working in an office all day. Worse job anyone can have sitting at a desk doing paperwork and phone. I was doing well and then all of a sudden I was having headaches and just knew I had brain mets. My radiation oncologist thought I did and rushed me for an MRI the same day I saw him and complained. He asked me to come back the next day with my husband for support. I nearly freaked out and thank God I had someone with me that day. Well, it was a sleepless night but low and behold nothing showed up and it was determine to be from my neck so off to physical therapy I went. Having IBC I am at a high risk of it going to the brain but its been nearly 6 years and I am still here and no organ, bone or brain mets. Let us know what you find out but honestly, to me it sounds like neck. That in itself can be nasty to deal with but better then brain mets. hugs, Sandy __________________ Dx. 03/01, Rt. IBC AC/Taxatere Rt. MRM-with graft Lt. simple 5 rads-skin mets Herceptin, taxol, carboplatin (taxol seem to be the magic drug) Navelbine & xeloda (did not work) topical miltex for skin mets Tykerb/xeloda thoracentesis x 2 left lung fluid shows cancer cells Port removal (4 years) with power port replacement Doxil Updated 05-07 Scans show no bone or organ involvement we shall see! I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.