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awnie1301
awnie1301 Member Posts: 59
edited July 2016 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

This past month has been a whirlwind of tests and scans. Nothing better than the sleepless nights and constant worry of scanxiety!

About 4 weeks ago I made the mistake of going out and having some fun...dancing! The next day I was in crippling pain and unable to get out of bed. I have a history of back troubles so wasn't too concerned. But day's went by with no improvement so off to a bone scan I went.

Bone scan showedno problem with the area of pain but identifies 4 separate hot spots on my ribs "suspicious for malignancy". Oh great! Now off for a PET.

In to see the ONC yesterday. PET show multiple "sclerotic lesions" on ribs...but no uptake on any. No other signs of uptake anywhere else. Tumor markers are normal. WTF!!

Back in Sep I had a bad chest cough which landed me in hospital for a chest X-Ray. I was having excruciating rib pain (can't remember where) but I suppose one of these "lesions" could be an old fracuture from that time...but all of them?

My ONC has a terrible poker face as he tried to reassure me but I can tell he is a bit worried. I will be having a repeat PET and markers in 3 months.

Has anyone heard of anything like this before? Perhaps a good news story? My bone scan one month before my coughing spell was totally clear.

Thanks

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited July 2016

    Based on the fact that your bone scan before the cough was clear, it seems likely that you could have injured them coughing. I have seen people fracture ribs from coughing. be sure to update after your next PET. The wait must be horrible

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited July 2016

    One complication of a lower respiratory infection is costochondritis, or inflammation of the connective tissue of the ribs. Usually viral, but sharply, stabbingly painful. Fortunately, self-limiting. But inflammation can show up on a bone scan, looking like a “hot spot."

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