Rib investigations - worried!

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Alloway
Alloway Member Posts: 32
edited June 2014 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

Hi,

I'm back up to the hospital tonight. Phoned Breast Nurse yesterday about my rib pain and she's got me in tonight.



While I'm really grateful for such a quick appointment, I don't know what they could do at this clininc. I thought I'd see the Oncologist and be sent for a bone scan. Has anyone started bone investigations with an x-ray?



Worried!

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited October 2009

    Hi Alloway. Often bone mets investigations are started with an x-ray and they continue from there. Please don't jump to conclusions....rib pain can be so many things. I break ribs all the time and I don't have mets in my ribs. I broke one sneezing the other day. Even if something does show up on the x-ray and they order a bone scan, it could still be something as simple as an old injury that's acting up. I sincerely hope that's the case for you. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

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  • Alloway
    Alloway Member Posts: 32
    edited October 2009

    Thank you so much Gracie! It's such a relief to have this site and be able to "talk" to people who really understand our paranoia!

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited October 2009

    No problem. I know just how you feel. Did you find out anything yet?

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  • diana50
    diana50 Member Posts: 2,134
    edited October 2009

    i had four broken ribs...within a period of 6 months.  they started looking with an x-ray...then ct scan.  no mets; my oncologist believes from radiation and weakening of bones from arimidex.  this was 5 years AFTER treatment.  if you have a broken rib be careful as i was picking up a large bag of cat sand and one of the ribs punctured my lung and i had a partially collapsed lung with a tube placed.  all healed up now tho.....things we deal with, eh? hang in there. good luck/

    diana50

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  • Alloway
    Alloway Member Posts: 32
    edited October 2009

     Had a thorough, wince-inducing physical exam and having both a chest x-ray and a bone scan "to be on the safe side"! I was asked lots of questions about what I'd been doing or if it hurt when breathing, so I think he eliminated a broken rib.Bone scan is tomorrow morning but haven't heard about the x-ray yet. I've been Arimidex for 2 years, 9 months (not that I'm counting!) and have other pains in my back that were discounted last October by MRI but you still worry...

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  • mhill29
    mhill29 Member Posts: 1
    edited October 2009

    I hope it goes ok for you.

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited October 2009

    Good luck. The bone scan will give you a definative answer at least. I have bone mets, so if you need to talk after your scan, please feel free to pm me.

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  • GracieM2007
    GracieM2007 Member Posts: 1,564
    edited October 2009

    Good luck to you.  They never did an xray with me.  Onc sent me for PET scan first, then bone scan then tomorrow I have a dexa then I see the onc again Tuesday.

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  • Alloway
    Alloway Member Posts: 32
    edited October 2009

    Goodness Gracie M2007 you have been through the mill!

    Had both bone scan and chest x-ray today so all that's left is the lovely waiting for results.

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  • Alloway
    Alloway Member Posts: 32
    edited October 2009

    Good news! Both chest x-ray and bone scan are clear!

    Dexa scan shows deterioration so I think they're starting treatment for that.

    Thank you lovely ladies for keeping me going through this and I wish for good results for anybody waiting.

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  • JacquelineG
    JacquelineG Member Posts: 282
    edited October 2009

    Wonderful! so happy for you!

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  • Pat634
    Pat634 Member Posts: 271
    edited October 2010

    I have a pain in 1 or possibly 2 ribs nearly at the sternum only hurt when palipated and was originally found by my lymphedema massage therapist.  So I am just curious as to what were some of the symptoms of ladies bone or lung mets?

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