shin Pain-should I be concerned?

Jbakerwebb

3 yrs out IDC. I read met commonly goes to bones. I have a shin pain that's gotten progressively worse over the last 3-4 weeks to the point I'm concerned about met. The area also is tender and feels a wee bit swollen. It’s not from any type injury. Don't go back to onc til September. Can't find much on what a bone tumor actually feels like to touch or how bone pain in met should feel. Thoughts

ksusan

Have you asked your GP yet? It's much more likely to be an injury or leg issue you're not aware of than mets.

Meow13

You should have it checked out don't wait till September. I had excruciating back pain one time I called my GP then my oncologist and my oncologist immediately ordered an MRI. It showed an injury and no metastasis. Ice did the job.

wrenn

My shins hurt from neuropathy that got worse over time. But it is worth mentioning to your GP. Hoping it is something simple to deal with but worry is pretty common I think so checking seems like a good idea

Jbakerwebb

so I'm fairly certain it's not neuropathy because my neuropathy (which was horrible after last taxol dose) improved significantly with a 12 week cellular level treatment I had and this pain is in one small half-dollar size spot and I've had shin splints before and it's an altogether different pain. Just wondered if anyone else has experienced

vlnrph

Bone mets tend to be more centralized. Some of the scans employed such as PET specify base of skull (since the entire brain is using glucose, it lights up) to mid-thigh or knee. So, the shins are not even looked at.

The pain is often described as a deep, persistent ache. For you to have discernible swelling suggests some other cause. Does ice or an NSAID like ibuprofen help at all?

When my spine nearly collapsed last year due to destruction of lumbar vertebrae from tumor, I had to walk with a cane until a wheelchair was required. Then bed rest awaiting surgery. Imaging showed additional lesions in lots of other places: shoulder blade, collar bone, sternum, rib, etc. Mostly axial skeleton, not the extremities.

Peregrinelady

You might want to rule out a blood clot. Been there done that, and it did not present in the “normal” fashion. It also went to my lungs fairly quickly. Hope not for your sake, but i would have it checked if I were you.

KBeee

Any persistent pain warrants attention. I'd start with GP as tohers mentoined, but do seek answers.