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Chelee · 07-15-2011, 02:28 PM

Deb,
All of us on this board can relate to those "freak out" days as you call them. It's a very normal part of living in cancerland...but in time it will get better. That said I really have to agree with Becky. Most likely it's the Taxotere that's responsible for any aches or pains your having. I did TCH and it lingered quite a while after trt was finished.

I have bone mets to both hips and it is a more specific pain. Some of the pain does radiate to the entire hip area...but the main pain is in the hips itself.

Your body has been through alot...but given a little bit more time I think you will be very surprised at how good you will feel.

Chelee

07-15-2011, 02:28 PM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Bone Pain Deb, All of us on this board can relate to those "freak out" days as you call them. It's a very normal part of living in cancerland...but in time it will get better. That said I really have to agree with Becky. Most likely it's the Taxotere that's responsible for any aches or pains your having. I did TCH and it lingered quite a while after trt was finished. I have bone mets to both hips and it is a more specific pain. Some of the pain does radiate to the entire hip area...but the main pain is in the hips itself. Your body has been through alot...but given a little bit more time I think you will be very surprised at how good you will feel. Chelee __________________ 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.