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Sciatica rarely responds to massage, and tends to get worse with activity.  What you describe sounds like muscle pain.  I'm thinking you pulled a muscle during your work out.  Muscles tend to cramp up when not in use (as when sitting).  Cramped muscles hurt.  When you move around and warm up the muscle it relaxes and stops hurting. 

The usual rule of thumb with a new pain is to wait and watch for 2 weeks.  If it goes away or gets better, it probably not a met but something else.  Met pain rarely goes away, and rarely gets better.  

If you are worried call your PCP or your Med Onc and make an appointment to have the pain checked out.  It's worth it for your peace of mine.  I can understand why you are so scared.  

Pure, it sounds like you have pain that is in your pirformis  and facets from the kick-boxing. When I get it it's also accompanied with pain in the sciatic nerve.  Stretching is what helps.  Keep stretching and try moist heat.

Barb

welcome to aging pure.

Pure

THIS IS THE EXACT PAIN I HAVE. I want to tell you I work out hard to and this happened to me 4 months after finishing chemo, same exact pain on one side and it went down the back of my butt and in my leg. It also feels like it is "pulling" across my groin, like tight. (does this happen with yours) It is definitely worse while sitting.

I was sure it was mets, it lasted 7 weeks and I was beside myself, finally had MRI (3 of them in hip,pelvis,lumbar) ALL FINE. That was a over a year ago, it finally healed and it returned over labor day this year. At first I was like here is that old pain again nothing to worry about, but then the fear and doubt grew. I am 5 weeks into the pain now and really believe it to be for those of us that have been through early menopause our joints don't move the way they used to and now they are injured easily.(especially if you work out a lot) I believe it to be Sciatica/Piriformis Syndrome and it needs stretching and PT.  

Don't worry!! 

this stuff is just so darn hard. i am sorry you are in pain....and so scared.  it is very scarey when your body has changed so much in such a short period of time/

i will tell you my body feels like crap most of the time...(but i am 58) but i continue to cycle and walk every day.  i used to log on a calendar and describe my pains early after treatment because i always wanted to track my pains...to see if there was consistency and similar stuff going on. now, i don't but am more aware of my body more then ever.

if you are concerned...i say call your doctor. get it checked out. i think the first couple of years after treatment one is really hyperviligent about pain...etc.   what has helped me is that i pretty much don't try to guess if it is cancer or not...or get too far ahead of myself with fear. it takes awhile to not panic everytime you have pain or something weird going on with your body. i am sorry you are feeling so scared. hang in there**

hugs

diana

I know how worrying back pain can be. I have the same kind of lower back pain...is worse when I sit and better when I move about.  It preceded my cancer diagnosis so I worried I already had undiagnosed mets especially since I didn't have a baseline scan at diagnosis. Then during my appendix/colon debacle, I had 4 CT scans and each showed no suspicious spots or changes to my lower back and spine. It confirmed for me what everyone here says...back pain, while sometimes really in your face and scarey, is unlikely to be mets if it comes and goes and changes up a lot.

That said, it's  impossible (and unwise) to ignore anything that has the slightest possibility of being a recurrence/mets especially at stage 3. Hoping your back pain is better and, using your words to me, everything will be fine. I just feel it.

Pure, I know I'm not on this board anymore but I wanted to say. Its probably nothing but just call your doc and let them know. Getting it checked is much better than letting it worry you to death. It sounds like you pulled something or just hurt yourself, just let your doc know so he/she can ease your mind.

Hi Pure,

My sciatica sounds exactly like yours.

I have a simple exercise for sciatica - cross your legs and touch your toes (slowly and relax) - you should feel a gentle tug - repeat with the other foot in front.  

If the pain is from your pirformus muscle - try sitting on a chair with one ankle over the other knee (like the way men sit) and slowly, gently bend forward.  You should get a gentle tug. - repeat with the other foot.

These are good exercises to do regularly - they shouldn't hurt - my experience is they always help.

Pure,

I used to get that same pain when I would run, and it would scare the crap out of me!  It is weird how we are different after diagnosis and treatment, and we really do hone in on everything.  I run, I walk hills on the treadmill, and I use the elliptical, and these kinds of aches and pains come and go.  You are doing great!  Keep up the physical activity and don't worry about it unless it's consistent and persistent!

Love

Bobbie

I'm not Stage III, but hope it's okay to weigh in.  I've also been told it probably isn't cancer unless it is persistent pain which doesn't decrease or disappear.  This is helping me cope with the joint and muscle pain I have due to Femara.  For months I was worrying about every little pain.  I'm sure this was a normal reaction.  Now, I try not to worry, but know I should ask my onc if I'm really concerned.  It's a huge adjustment.  If I have a cold, I'm wondering if my lung mets are progressing, if a headache, have the mets gone to my brain.  But, ailments which strike those without BC also strike us.  Hope you are feeling better.

Hugs,

Lane 

I had a nerniated disk about 10 years ago.  Pain in the butt and down the leg into my foot.  My big toe hurt so bad I thought I was gonna go crazy!  I could work all day but at night when I would sit down, the pain was worse in my leg.  At that time, I knew nothing about ruptured disc problems but mine was the classic case.  It took awhile but it finally healed without surgery.  My doctor told me sitting was the worst thing for it. 

This year, after my mx, I slept in a recliner for about 7 weeks because I could not get comfortable in bed.  I started feeling the tell-tale sign of aching in the back of my leg.  Went to the surgeon concerned about a blood clot, so they did an ultrasound of my leg.  No clot.  I started remembering that the feeling was just like the sciatic pain from 10 years ago, but nowhere near as severe.  Went to my family doctor.  This time, it was not herniated (ruptured) but just a bulging disc which is actually pretty common.  I went for some phyical therapy which helped a lot.  A couple of exercises they gave me to try and push the disc back toward the spine and quit bulging outward.

1.  Lay on the bed on your belly.  Push yourself up with both arms straight, keeping your belly and legs flat on the bed, arching your back.  Then, lower yourself back down and repeat 10 times.  On the last two times, I was supposed to do it and then while I held myself in that position, I was to exhale completely.  When you do this, you can really feel a difference in your back.  Do it 3 or 4 times a day.

2.  When you aren't home and can't conveniently lay down and do the exercise above, another one you can do is ---------- stand up and try and bend backwards as far as you can, keeping your hands on your hips or on the backs of your thighs.  Then stand back up straight and repeat 10 times.  3 or 4 times per day.

Both of these exercises helped me tremendously.  My sciatic pain went away although if I sit in the recliner for too long, I can kind of feel it.  My physical therapist told me that sitting in a recliner is one of the worst things you can do for your back, especially if you have bulging disc/sciatic nerve problems.

Hope this info helps.  My feeling from reading your symptoms is that your problem is more likely disc related than mets, but of course, I am not a doctor.  Google "bulging disc and sciatic nerve" and you will get more info.

Hope you feel better soon.