Scared to ask but...

mamaof3bugs

I just finished up with my treatments (4 DD AC, 12 weekly taxol, 36 rounds of rads) mid Nov.  Since then I have been having an 'ache' in my left femur.  It comes and goes, not constant, but it does ache.  I go tomorrow for my first post chemo follow up with my onc.  I will be having blood work and a chest xray.  Of course I will be talking to my doctor about it but I was just curious to hear from others that have had bone mets and what they felt like.  I hate thinking that every ache and pain is mets but this triple negative stuff is scary!  Most days I feel like a complete hypocondriac!! Thank you in advance for your insight...

xoxo, Angi

Mazy1959

Angi, So sorry u have to go thru this. Your pain needs checked out for sure. Any new pain that lasts 2 weeks or is severe needs checked. I had sudden onset of pain in my back when I was diagnosed with bone mets. I had been having lots of probs with my feet hurting but other than that I had no warning. Some people have no pain at all and others like me have severe. Hopefully yours is nothing. HUgs, Mazy

Titan

Hey..mama..I'm tn too (have seen you on the tn board)...you have every right to freak being tn..I do too..!  but seriously go with the 2 week rule..like Mazy said...you may have bruised the bone...

dlb823

Angi, I had a different chemo than you did (TC), but one of the worst lingering SEs I had was a horrible pain in my right shin bone that would be especially bad when I laid down at night.  In retrospect, I think it may have had something to do with Neulasta, but it took months to go away. It was so bad that my rad onc ordered an MRI, which, as scary as that was, ended up giving me peace of mind.  I think bone mets is far more likely to develop in a rib, for example, than a femur; but if your pain goes on as long as mine did, getting it checked out now will reassure you that it's not mets.  Deanna

mamaof3bugs

Thank you for your responses ladies   I saw my onc on Monday.  I had an xray and a dexa scan along with my chest xray and blood work.  My tumor markers were within normal range, the xray showed nothing and apparently my bones have super strength, they tested higher than a 'young' woman, whatever that means.  So for now I guess it's just everyday chemo hangover pain.  I have added calcium and a baby aspirin to my nightly regimen and that seems to alleviate the pain.  I appreciate all of your wonderful posts.  xoxo, Angi