Hi Sally, I am 2 yrs and 4 months out and one thing I can tell you is its very common to hear from women with rib pain. I see that worry/concern almost more then anything on the boards. In fact its one of my main complaints to my onc and surgeon to this day. My onc finally said she hears this all the time and she really feels alot of times the rib pain is from having a mastectomy. I don't know if you had one...but if you did...that just might be the cause or it can be from radiation if you went through that? (All my scans have been clear after worrying about my rib pain.) So that's my wish for you. 
I hope that might help relieve some of your worries until you get your PET/CT done. I do realize until you have the results from the scan nothing will totally put your mind at ease...I've been there and done that enough times in the last two years. But I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. I really believe things will be ok. Hang in there and please give us an update.
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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