Bone mets, right hip/leg?

I had had a fair amount of pain in my left arm and both my thighs.  Spoke to the onc and he said  to get a bone scan...easy, had one this week..turns out I'm getting old...just some mild arthritis.  But I feel a whole lot better and at least I have one less thing to worry about.  Talk to your doc and see of he ok's a scan.  Good luck!

I'll be interested in reading this.  I don't see my onc for three weeks but for the past few days I've had a left side ache that radiates down to my hip, or vice versa.  I always have hip and leg pain from tamoxifen but this is different.  I can't tell if it's bone or an organ.  If it's still there in three weeks, I''ll mention it.

It's awful how any kind of ache or pain takes on a new meaning now!   BC (before cancer), I would have barely thought about it.

westiesmom - It's good to hear that nothing showed up on the xrays. Bone lesions most likey will show up on a simple xray. If you have tingling, that sounds like a nerve is involved. What does your onc suggest? Something is causing this pain. I hate it when the docs say the scans are clear and there is no mention of moving forward to find out WHAT could be causing the problem. If you want the answers for your own reference, ask for a copy of the report. That way if you go see another doc about this, you have the written report for them. And that way you will see EVERYTHING that was determined.

Everyone's symptoms of bone mets are different. Some have no symptoms. Mine started in my knee and actually hurt to walk on it, touch it, put pressure on it. There was no tingling or numbness. The rest of my lesions did not present pain. The later ones that progressed did - hip & C-spine but again, no tingling.

Don't be afraid to move forward. Hopefully it's not mets - doesn't sound like it. But something is giving you trouble. Sucks getting older, doesn't it? ;-)

Yes - my mets showed on an X-ray. I was having a knee problem so that was the only area x-rayed. Half of the femural condyl (sp?) was black and there were a couple spots below on the tibia - not a real common area for arthritis or mets for that matter. That prompted a bone scan, PET and CT. The bone scan only showed a couple spots. Everything else was picked up on the PET. I haven't even had a bone scan since the first one because the PET picks up everything. The onc wants to do the PET to be sure there isn't spread elsewhere.

You are not a worry wort - just concerned. But please don't constantly dwell on the possibilities and let it consume your life. But continue to be diligent on taking care of yourself and checking on things that are not normal. Good luck with your onc - I hope he tells you what steps you should take. Maybe see an orthopedic?

You have been through so much. Doesn't it suck that treatment for one terrible disease can cause another? I was just talking to my friend about that - she has MS.

Warmest wishes . . .

Edited to add - I did have an MRI of the affected knee. That seems to be the best scan for bone mets. Perhaps and MRI of your lower back would be helpful.

I haven't been here in a long time. I was recently diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer stage II-A to my spine. I underwent 10 rounds of radiation which helped the pain tremendously. I am now taking Ibrance and letrozole with a once a month infusion of a biophosphonate. I recently began feeling some pain in both of my hips. They are sharp and it feels like I'm going to fall down at times. I am now wondering if the cancer has spread to my legs/hips and will be following up next Tuesday. I am scared it might have moved to the hips and wonder what the treatment will be. Hip replacement? more radiation? It is hard not to be filled with anxiety every time I get a new pain. I'm glad I found this forum again.