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tricia keegan · 02-25-2011, 04:12 PM

Hi Bejuice,

I gave myself a lot of unnecessary scans and two months of stress to finally discover I had Sciatica!! I'm glad your pain is easing but my experience taught me not to demand a scan quite so quickly while still remaining vigilant of course.

02-25-2011, 04:12 PM	#6
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: Lower back soreness for two weeks - should I request a bone scan? Hi Bejuice, I gave myself a lot of unnecessary scans and two months of stress to finally discover I had Sciatica!! I'm glad your pain is easing but my experience taught me not to demand a scan quite so quickly while still remaining vigilant of course. __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!