Symptoms of Bone Mets?

i was having pain in my ribs and hip for a few months and then i was always 'pulling' a muscle  somewhere in my body and for sure i thought because its all over that it was just arthritis. i went to my primary dr and told him to test me for everything and the blood test came back with raised tumor markers.. do yourself a favor , have yourself checked out. either way you'll know whats going on

One of the biggest difference between arthritis and mets is that mets hurt when at rest. The pain is sometimes even worse when at rest (I.e. Sleeping). This is because the muscles around the bone "squeeze" the bone and when relaxed the bone is able to expand and contract causing the pain( (per my orth onc). If the pain wakes you up at night it definitely needs checking.



However, since you're so close to your check up anyway you might want to get it checked now. There's so much that can be said for peace of mind.



BTW my bone mets show on bone scan but not all do.

I was told in June I had cancer in the uterus(which was true)...while waiting for a hysterectomy my primary care doc suggested a CT scan - that showed bone mets throughout - from neck to pelvis. (later confirmed in a PET scan and bone biopsy)....no pain then, whatsoever, none yet.  Final diagnosis in late August:  breast cancer that metasasized to uterus, ovaries, and all those bones...so you never know.

I agree, see your Onc.  My first symptom was pain which was different than joint pain.  I ended up having a CT scan, bone scan and MRI.  You should see your Onc. 

Best of luck to you!

Susie

I had a fractured pelvis from mets.  No other pain or symptoms.

I have pain in my right shin which spreads down to my ankle at times & it is only when I'm resting (as Reesie suggested could be mets!)...it aches when I go to bed each night as well as when sitting in the evening - much worse in bed though. The question is....would bone mets occur in the lower leg? I've always believed they occurred in the upper half of the body but can't help 'thinking the worst'!

Can't help thinking I'm over reacting but...............

Kazzie, does the pain feel like it's in the bone or could it be a nerve or muscle pain? Does it burn?

Kazzie, you could have "shin splints" from over excercising or other reasons.  I have bone mets, but none in my shin.  Yet my right shin hurt on and off for a couple of years due to an exercise injury, even at rest. These are hard to heal once you have them.

  It's never a mistake to get a scan if you feel any doubts, though.

Kassie, I had pain in my shin bone (tibia) that started in June. family dr says one week off of it. After one week of icing and staying off of it it did feel better. but the pain was still shooting up the tibia from my ankle, xrays showed nothing wrong, cat scan nothing wrong, so he sent me to a podiatist who in september sent me for a MRI, the report said I had a bone spur on the inside of the tibia in the ankle joint. Well the cortizone shot helped for 2 weeks then the pain was back. PT and more shots the pain worsen, this dr sent me to a foot and ankle surgeon. November the surgeon looked at the MRI and said you dont have a bone spur , you have a divet in the tibia, HUH???? I had surgery 6 weeks ago . He removed the bone spur that had chipped off my tibia, Of course I was sure the cancer is back, but now I figure it is the SE from the arimidex messiing with my bones. it showed on the MRI, after nearly six months of pain I am almost able to walk without pain, we have to speak up to the dr , we know our bodies  better then them.

Have been having neck pain since new years eve.  I was in a rear end collision about 10 years ago on the highway and have suffered from neck and shoulder pain every since.  I am wondering if this neck pain is being brought on by tamoxofin?  At first when I touched my neck bone or vertebra it was tender, now I just have muscle aches that radiate to my shoulder (not side of bc but opposite).  It scares me that some of you had no symptoms of bone mets.  I see my onc on the 20th and am thinking of asking him for a ct of body. Supposed to get reconx done next month. Also had a neck and chest xray back in October both were clear save for some degeneration of my neck.  Guess I am dissinegrating.....

I could feel the pressure at my lower tibia while i exercise. Is it bone met? I am meeting my MO at the end of may....I'll bring it up. But just want to ask if it sounds familiar....

Hi Ladies, I was dx in June 2012 with stage 11A invasive breast cancer. In July I had a bilateral mastectomy and one lymph node came back positive for malignancy. I unfortunately ended up having my white blood count drop so low after chemo that I ended up in the Providence Cancer Tower here in Portland for 11days after each treatment. They told me in the ER the first time i came that if I had waited 12 more hours to come in, that they might not have been able to save me from the nuetrapenia. Unfortunately we had to stop the chemo when it became apparent that the treatment itself was starting to kill me. Anyway I will be 6 years out in June (Thank the Lord) but I have a host of other health issues. I won’t bore you with those. I have had severe lower back pain and have a problem with my L4 & L5. My worry is that I have fallen twice in the last four months, I have severe arthritis in my left knee but for the last few months my hips and upper left leg have just ached. It is much worse at night and sometimes keeps me from sleeping. I am suddenly having small little bouts of incontenance. My primary ordered an X-ray on my left knee and it came back with severe arthritis and 2 new lesions on the bone “that most likely represent ganglion cysts”. That is how it was stated on the report. I don’t know if I am just being paranoid but would all of this be concerning to any of you? Could these new lesions on the bone on the X-ray be something like bone Mets? I sure would appreciate any thoughts you might have. I’m new and this is my first time posting. But I am happy to meet you all

Welcome Stacey!

I agree that a bone scan would be a good idea if you are having ongoing pain. Call your MOnand discuss your pain