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Tychad
Tychad Member Posts: 65
edited July 2016 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

it's been 8 months since I found out that my breast cancer spread to my spine. I had an mri. Now my doctor wants me to do another Mir. I'm still having some pain in my back. She said it might be mechanical. I don't know what she meant. Does anybody heard of that and is it necessary to have another Mir. I hated getting the first one. Any advice please help thanks

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  • annieoakley
    annieoakley Member Posts: 870
    edited July 2016

    Tychad, my oncologist said the same thing to me about the pain I get in my L5. Mechanical means there are things you are doing that trigger the pain, for example bending over, standing or sitting too long, twisting a certain way or anything that puts pressure on the area through movement. Is your pain still there at rest? I hope this helps. An MRI at this point might be a good idea to compare to the previous one, you may be surprised to hear there has been improvement. I've learned healing hurts too.

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  • JudyKRN
    JudyKRN Member Posts: 45
    edited July 2016

    You don't say what chemo or chemo related meds you're on? I believe, it's common to do PET scans or MRI's, regularly, to see if the meds are effective in treating the cancer....

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