Tests for secondary bone cancer
Tests for secondary bone cancer Hi
I hope it is ok to post on this site even though I do not have secondary cancer - at least I hope not.
I have had quite severe lower back pain for over two weeks (and more normal back pain for about three months), with what feels like sciatica in my legs and pain in my groins.
I saw oncologist today when I went for my normal radiotherapy and she did a few reflex tests - one leg was weaker than the other but both were ok. She sent me for an Xray and has just rung to say the Xray looks clear, but to be on the safe side I should have an MRI scan.
Has anyone else had this? If the Xray is clear is that not enough. wasn’t worried this morning, am a bit now.
Thanks
Ena
bone scan The usual test for bone secondaries is a bone scan so I’d suggest you ask your medical team about this. There are lots of reasons for back pain and bone pain: a bone scan will be able to identify if secondaries are present or possibly present.
Jane
test for secondary bone cancer Hi Ena
My secondary bone cancer was picked up through a bone scan and a Ct scan. Xray then confimed it.
Huge ‘hot spot’ from bone scan on my left hip which according to the xray appears to be secondary cancer although noone has actually turned round and said yes it’s definate
Not sure what future tests i still need to have
Julie
Hi there
I had bone scan followed by a MRI scan to confrim secondaries in my spine.
They just want to be sure. Ive got my fingers crossed for you
Lynnc xx
Hi Ena,
I had a bone scan last week because of hip pain, and now I’m waiting for an MRI on my thigh to look at ‘an area of suspicion’. Like you, just keeping my fingers crossed…
Ellie
message for ellie2 Hi Ellie,
I’m so sorry to hear this latest news from you…fingers crossed and everything that the ‘supsicious’ turns out not to be.
Jane
tests for bony secondaries Hi,
Like most of the others who have posted, I had a bone scan followed by ct scan to confirm diagnosis.
Cross fingers all goes well for you
Nicky …
I had an xray and bone scan for shoulder pain which came back clear. Pain continued so got referred for physio. Had 2 sessions and pain is pretty well gone.
Just wanted to tell you a good outcome.
Try not to worry. These follow up tests are quite inconsistent in dif places. My hosp simply refused to perform further tests but I have read threads on here of people getting every test under the sun at primary diagnosis just to be sure, your hosp could be one of those.
Good luck
Irene
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Hi again
thanks everyone for your comments. I feel far better today (must be the lovely sunny weather) and am just regarding the MRI scan as routine.
Pain still there, so keen that secondary bone cancer is eliminated so I can get on with physiotherapy.
Hope you are all feeling ok today…
Thanks again
Ena
I have been having very bad bone pains and numbness in my left leg - much worse during the night. Saw my GP who referred me to the duty orthopaedic registrar at my local hospital.
After general examination plus X-Ray, he decided that an emergency MRI was needed to exclude Cauda Equina as a result of possible mets - I have also been having both bowel and bladder problems.
So. left the hospital at 9pm, drove 25 miles home, and today at 7.30 booked in to the Ortho ward for the MRI, and sat around in the day room for 7 hours only to be told that they had a problem with the MRI and though it was now fixed wouldn’t be able to do the scan today.
If I was an “in-patient” could be done tomorrow, but if not would be 2/3 weeks.
Sister in charge of the ward said I would therefore be an “in-patient”, and told me to come back at 8.30 for “admittance”!
How crazy is this? Surely it should be on the basis of clinical need determined by the consultant, not on what some administrator thinks.
Other observations:
As a matter of interest, the staff were great, food (and I am not at all fussy) was appalling. Chicken curry with two scoops of mashed potatoes and cabbage plus the most dreadful example of fruit crumble I have ever seen - Gordon Ramsey where are you?
There was an anti-bacterial hand gel dispenser both on the inside of the ward door for anyone leaving the ward and another on the outside for anyone entering. I never saw ANYONE use it - either staff or visitors! And they wonder how MRSA and C difficile is spread? This BTW an ortho ward where major infection is a real and serious risk.
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