MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

Janis - sorry you had to go through that again. They never figured out the cause of it? If your RO can't figure it out, I'd check in with your MO or PC just to make sure it's nothing serious.

janis, i can't believe this is still happening and they have no idea what it is.  i hope you'll get some answers soon.  sorry you're going through such horrible pain.  

hautie, i hope you get some relief soon, too.  it seems as if this has been going on too long for you.

MP hint:  i'm certain ALL of us has at least one of these.  you might find it beside your bed.  i have several.  come on, girls.  you can do this! 

a glowing lamp base??

Oh Janis, I'm so sorry to hear you are having the pain again.   I agree with Hauntie to have the MO or your PC doc check it out for you.  Just doesn't seem right to have that happening.  Hauntie I hope you also get some relief tomorrow too.  I know that pains from BC are nothing that we should have to endure and should be treated immediatly.  You know if the doc had that pain they wouldn't be so slow to check on it!  Good luck to everyone with treatments this week!

Kitty

Janis the stabbing pains sound like nerves to me.  That is what I have but I ended up with permant nerve damamge from rads.  I feel the stabbing pains and also a radiating burning pain.

hautie hope you get some relief soon.

I don't know what the "official" rules are YaYa, but I'm all for knowing right now. 

I am with Joni - Please tell us now what the mystery pic is.  I don't think there is a set time for the reveal.

CONGRATULATIONS to elimar!  she guessed it right.  it's an upside down prescription bottle. you can see some little pills down on the bottom.  here's the first pic i took so i could show you what it really was:

E-you are psychic!

Justme, I haven't had Rads yet, but I have had pain like what you described. I went to 3 neurologists (one at a big University) for 2 1/2 years and went from what you describe, to pain and numbness down my left side. With it was getting nowhere and began to move to the right side, I went to an orthopedist and he located the problem in 5 minutes. An x-ray revealed bone spurs inside my vertebrae where the nerves come out...we worked to heal it and a month later found a bulging disc on the MRI that was pressing on my spinal column. He said most likely, the early problems (pain like you described) were bone spurs, and the disc was the cause for it worsening. I don't know if radiation causes damage to bones, but spurs are formed when your body tries to heal bone damage by growing more bone. IDK if that is what is happening, but I told him the pain began near my shoulder blade and he told me right off the bat that it was something in my neck and he was right. Had surgery this past July 29th to fix it and it is way better. If you can't get answers anywhere else, it might be worth finding out if the rads could cause bone spurs. If so, they can do injections to help with the spurs (surgery was for the disc). I'm really grateful cause I don't know if I could have gone through that pain and all this at the same time.

welcome LeeAnn, you've come to the right place for fun, but also for any info you might want too. glad you decided to join us.

Eli, congrats on the mystery pic - once you know what it is, it's hard to remember why we thought it was anything else!

LeAnn welcome to our group but sorry you had to join us here.  This is a great group and don't hesitate to ask questions.  Someone around here usually has been through it.

LeeAnn, they administered my Neulasta shots into my belly (plenty of it) - there was no pain from the injection & I had no problem with any after effects.  Silly me, I didn't realize there might be so since I didn't know I guess I just didn't go there!