Low back pain and tingling in right leg...bone mets?

What you describe is very common with arthritis.  I have arthritis in my neck and I have exactly that sort of numbess and tingling around my shoulder and my arm.  I admit that I do something start thinking "mets!" and then I head to the internet and start Googling the symptoms of arthritis and the descriptions always fit perfectly with what I'm experiencing.  That calms me down.

Is that a possibility of what might be going on with you?

I have exactly the same symptons...low back pain and tingling down leg. Onc. Ordered a bone scan and said I had a very tiny amount of arthritis . It comes and goes but I have had back surgery previously, and these symptons are exactly like before. The tingling and numbness is from a nerve being pressed on. Could be a bulging or herniated disc.



Onc. Says unless any pain is constant, consistent and increasing, there is usually no worry of mets. Hope this helps.



As far as fatigue, have you had your blood checked recently? May be low on iron?

HI there, tingly legs and low back pain can also be from a herniated disc compressing the spinal cord. That was my issue. It got worse over time. I MRI of lumbar area told the story and showed the compressed nerve. Had to have spinal cord decompression and disectomy and now am better. I'd check with an orthopedic doctor as well. Could be more than arthritis.

Good luck to you

Your symptoms are totally classic sciatica symptoms, which is frequently caused by herniation and bulging low back disks...the neurological symptoms are caused by nerve compression.  Untreated this can bug you your whole life.

I got an MRI after a year of pain - I had had similar pains but that nagging "what if it's cancer?" was always there.  I finally went for an MRI because I needed to set my mind at rest, but I'm really glad I did because there are treatments for it that actually do help.  At the end of my second week of PT I'm actually seeing some improvement.

It IS possible that cancer is causing your symptoms, but what you're experiencing is very very common for everyone with a back, lol.  Still...if you get that MRI you'll know you're ok and stop worrying, and the sooner you start PT or other treatment, the better your chances of full recovery. Sciatica won't kill you but it can really make you uncomfortable for literal years.

Margodae, I had terrible low back pain a few years ago, before BC.  It would go into spasm and was immobilized with pain.  I went to a chiropractor for weeks with no improvement.  Then I went to a spinal surgeon who sent me to physical therapy and within a few sessions I was much better.  If I keep up my exercises my back doesn't hurt.

Low back pain with symptoms that go down one leg is classic sciatica, but you'd probably feel better if you mentioned it to your onc.