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annettchen · 08-09-2014, 06:09 PM

I have bone mets - had them off the bat on first diagnosis. One in T10/11, and possibly one in my shoulder. I do have back pain (had that for a while, at least a year prior to diagnosis). And my hips occasionally hurt. However, I feel like the back pain got worse during and after chemo, so it's possibly a chemo side effect. I also have muscle pain in my arms and legs. I finished THP some weeks ago, restaging indicated "healing metastatic lesions"; now on Herceptin / Perjeta only.

In my case the back pain is not where the met is - back pain feels like it originates T4, and according to scintigram, CT and MRI, there's nothing on T4 (or thereabouts).

I have also been told that scinti shows any area of increased activity in the bone, which can be other things like degenerative issues etc...

I would go and have it checked out for peace of mind. It's likely nothing... Wish you luck for the scan!

08-09-2014, 06:09 PM	#9
annettchen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 95	Re: Could I have bone mets? I have bone mets - had them off the bat on first diagnosis. One in T10/11, and possibly one in my shoulder. I do have back pain (had that for a while, at least a year prior to diagnosis). And my hips occasionally hurt. However, I feel like the back pain got worse during and after chemo, so it's possibly a chemo side effect. I also have muscle pain in my arms and legs. I finished THP some weeks ago, restaging indicated "healing metastatic lesions"; now on Herceptin / Perjeta only. In my case the back pain is not where the met is - back pain feels like it originates T4, and according to scintigram, CT and MRI, there's nothing on T4 (or thereabouts). I have also been told that scinti shows any area of increased activity in the bone, which can be other things like degenerative issues etc... I would go and have it checked out for peace of mind. It's likely nothing... Wish you luck for the scan! __________________ Annette ---------------------------------------- 03/2014: Diagnosed with ER/PR-, HER2+++ MBC (bone mets, oligometastatic) 04/2014: Started 6 cycles of "PHD" (Perjeta, Herceptin, Docetaxol) 07/2014: Finished 6 cycles of PHD; restaging; 2 bone mets are sclerotic - looks like Herceptin and Perjeta is working 10/2014: STABLE! 01/2015: STABLE! 04/2015: STABLE! 08/2015: STABLE! 12/2015: BRAIN METS. BODY STABLE.