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Becky · 01-09-2007, 06:04 PM

Dear Kelly

Your story reminds me of when I had a bone scan for pain in my right hip. I am 10 years older than you but the pain started during my last chemo. Nothing on that scan but I decided to go for broke and scan everything as I received no preliminary scans (my first onc didn't believe in it unless you were Stage 3). Due to this board, I asked my new onc to also let me have a brain MRI. Well, no mets but the scan did show vascular artherosclerosis of the small vessels. Shoooot, but upon exploration, this finding was normal for a woman my age.

I think your finding will disappear as I have a friend in my local support group who had this happen after radiation and you are about the same time along as she was after the scan.

I felt sick at heart for you at first, but everything is going to be just fine.

Thinking of you and a big hug from a Yankee friend

01-09-2007, 06:04 PM	#19
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Dear Kelly Your story reminds me of when I had a bone scan for pain in my right hip. I am 10 years older than you but the pain started during my last chemo. Nothing on that scan but I decided to go for broke and scan everything as I received no preliminary scans (my first onc didn't believe in it unless you were Stage 3). Due to this board, I asked my new onc to also let me have a brain MRI. Well, no mets but the scan did show vascular artherosclerosis of the small vessels. Shoooot, but upon exploration, this finding was normal for a woman my age. I think your finding will disappear as I have a friend in my local support group who had this happen after radiation and you are about the same time along as she was after the scan. I felt sick at heart for you at first, but everything is going to be just fine. Thinking of you and a big hug from a Yankee friend __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"