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Dear Erin
Although your doctor wants to rule out a met, you have already indicated that you know you have an old injury there and arthiritis does light up an old injury like a Christmas tree. This same thing happened to me with my ankles (from high impact aerobics when they first "came out" on the market) and nobody knew the damage they could cause. My doc said the same to me - your ankles are all lit up and we have to rule out everything - I really wasn't too concerned because I'd had trouble with the right one (even though the scan showed my left was worse).
My mom (who also had bc) lit up her hip and it was from an old injury sustained in a car accident.
Yes - it could be something but I highly doubt it given your stage, tumor size etc. Unfortunately, you have another "wait and see" situation on your hands that I wish you didn't have.
Think "old back injury" and just have a nice weekend.
Big hug to you
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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"
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