I know no one can tell me I haven’t got bone mets but I’m going out of my mind with worry so needed to vent!
I finished chemo at the end of November. (4cm tumour grade 3, 13/19 lymph nodes) In the June I’d had clear bone, MRI scans. Then in February I started to get an ache in my lower back when I exercised. I went to the onc who did a bone scan which was clear aside from a very faint hot spot in my left side of my hip. They then did an xray which was clear and by this point the pain had just about gone away. They said because xray was clear and hot spot was so faint not to worry. About eight weeks ago I started to get a shooting pain half-way down the inside of my left leg. I’ve been walking with a limp ever since. I went back and the onc said it sounded like sciatica and sent me for an MRI. Then last Friday she called me to say something had shown up on the MRI but she didn’t know what it was so I had to go for another MRI on Monday. I was walking a lot on my leg at work yesterday and I can hardly put any weight on it today and have a pain in my left buttock with what feels like nerve pains to the end of my leg. I get the results of the MRI tomorrow.
I’m only 28 and am going out of my mind with worry. I keep thinking how can something have grown so soon after finishing chemo but if something showed on the MRI and I’m in this much pain it’s got to be something.
Sorry for the rant but any advice help would be much appreciated. xxx
Hi Rosie
You’re bound to be feeling anxious and worried, they’re normal feelings, this is the right place to let off steam and share your fears.
You might also find that giving the helpline a call to talk through your symptoms will help too. The number is 0808 800 6000 and they’re open 9-5 today.
I also wonder if you’ve read our factsheet on bone mets? I’ve given the link below, but it describes some of the symptoms in a little more detail, so it might be worth reading:
breastcancercare.org.uk/upload/pdf/BCC_booklet_Secondary_BC_in_the_bone.pdf
Hope you find this helpful.
Kind regards.
Louise
Facilitator
Rosie
Good that you know how to rant - I think it helps alot. What a worry but your medics do sound as though they are doing what they can to get a speedy and accurate diagnosis - and both are important and diagnosis can be tricky… Hoping for the best for you with the results tomorrow - and if you need to join the bone mets thread you will find it enormously positive and supportive with many ladies managing the disease and symptoms very well
Thinking of you
Fran
Hi Rosie,
Just wondering how you are getting on?
K x