Hello lovely ladies
I feel like a fraud writing on this page being that I currently have not been diagnosed with any secondaries. My breast consultant must think I’m high risk of a reccurance because she sends me for a scan of some sort every 6 months. 1 year ago due to shoulder pain I had a bone scan, 6 months ago also due to the shoulder pain she sent me for a CT scan and it showed up to suspicious areas on my liver. An MRI later they decided that they were both simple cyst so all panic was over. Don’t you hate the scan result wait, seems to feel like a life time. That was also not the first time that I had something show up on a scan, 2 years previous they found 7 enlarged nodes and a mass under my strernum. They also turned out to be benign but the mass was in a dangers place pressing on a main artery so it had to be removed.
Anyhow, my last appointment with the bc I mentioned that I think I’ve developed arthritis in my hip, The pain has been ongoing for over 8 weeks and gradually building to the point of tears and ibrupofen tablets and gel nor paracetamol is working and it’s hurts most when I’m sat down. It doesn’t stop me walking, however I have developed a slight limp. I also told her about the pains in my lymphodema arm which at the moment isn’t too swolllen but is causing a lot of pain especially at the top of my arm:shoulder area. I asked if the last bone scan had shown any signs of arthritis before going to the gp so she went to look at it again and promptly decided to send me for another bone scan. She advised me to get some calcium and vit D from the doctor and tell her about the pains. I went to the gp still quite convinced that my pains were arthritis and that the BC was overreacting a little. My Doc said my pains don’t sound like arthritis to her and strongly advised I get the bone scan done so now I’m in scanxiety limbo land again.
I wondered if I explained my pains you lovely ladies could compare with me.
So the pain started around 8 weeks ago and has gone from only being painful at night and with the cold to feeling painful most of the time but mostly whilst sat down or lay down in bed. The pain feels like it’s coming from either of 2 places, the first being in the ball and socket joint and the 2nd feels like it’s the top of the femur. It’s a constant burning ache with a pull, stitch like sensation and my arm just aches like mad at the top of the arm into the shoulder, it’s gotten worse where I really struggle to hang washing on the line, write with a pen, hold the steering wheel or even hold my phone up to read it. The new bit is a numbness or pins and needles sensation when I use the arm or hold it in a certain position.
I’m sorry it’s a long rant but it’s hard to fit everything in and I’m sorry if I’m intruding on you ladies too.