Sassy, Unfortunetly like my PCP likes to remind me all the time...the older we get...things start falling apart. lol I have no idea if it could be mets...but I do know BEFORE I was DX I was having extreme hip pain. I went to an Neurologist and he DX me with "Bursitis". Its caused from overuse, or lots of stress to the areas around your body's joints...which develop into painful inflammation. Bursitis usually affects the shoulders, elbows and hips. I've found the pain comes and goes. But when I have it....its REALLY painful. So lets hope thats all you have.
Or maybe your *other* hip was jealous and decided to get a bit of arthritis on that side to even things out.  (I know...not funny.)
As you mentioned..I am sure the AI & Lupron your on doesn't help. I just hate having to worry about all our new aches and pains. Wishing you some relief, and answers to your pain. If eventually it settles down a bit...I'm going with bursitis. Hang in there.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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