Sciatic nerve aching -- can it be breast cancer related?

tricia keegan · 03-04-2007, 09:06 AM

Maybe this is from Femara??

I have had similar pain but in bed too and Arimdex was the culprit
but I did get a bone scan when I had it longer than two weeks which
came back fine.
Tricia

saleboat · 03-06-2007, 01:34 PM

I've had this exact same thing for a while now-- I was freaking out and all of you nice ladies on the boards calmed me down. I have some sort of sciatica, which once I did some yoga and had a massage, went away (after having numbed my leg for a day). My Onc offered to send me for a scan of my lower back and given that I could address the pain myself, I had NO interest in going through a test, and all of the attendant worry, etc.

It flares every once in a while, and feels better the more active I am.

Good luck.

Jen

CLTann · 03-09-2007, 12:16 PM

Following many of your kind advices, I requested to have bone scan and MRI on lumbar and pelvic areas done. Just got the results back, all negative on any cancer presence. Thanks all. Happy ending, the sciatica nerve is probably the reason for my pain and discomfort. Of course, the Femera may be the other possible culprit.

Ann

sassy · 03-09-2007, 06:54 PM

Great News!! May all our scans be clear.
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Bev · 03-09-2007, 10:09 PM

So glad all is well. Had similiar pain 1- 1/2 years ago. Onc said it was likely nothing if it wasn't 24/7. The pain would hang around for a few weeks, go away, and then come back. I decided to do nothing, but the decision caused some stress.

You did the right thing. Now you have peace of mind to enjoy NED. Hope all scans continue to be as rosy. Bev