hip pain and scans to confirm

I had hip pain that turned out to be from over-exercising. My onco said give it the 2 week rule. about 2-1/2 weeks out, the pain disappeared (and I gave my body time to heal from the exercise).

Good luck!

Hi, I hear you on the fear. I had a friend who was stage I, did chemo, surgery and radiation, and then three years later had hip pain. A scan showed metastatic b.c. in her femur and lungs. She died six months later. So when I developed a pain in my hip, I was terrified. I asked for a scan, but my MO wouldn't agree unless the pain persisted for more than two or three weeks. Is your pain constant? Mine comes and goes ... and, like you, wallycat, I think it's from exercising.

It's hard not to worry, but listen to your doctor. You can trust the PET scan results even though your pain started a week later.

Just try to take it day by day. If the worst happens and we have a recurrence, we can face it then. My friend who died said she was glad she didn't worry about recurrence. She had three blissful years and only six months of suffering rather than three years of suffering.

If anyone has any coping skills (or good drugs) to combat worrying, I'm all ears!

I had horrible pain in my hip, kept getting worse, to the point I was hobbling while walking through Target and the pain was keeping me awake at night. My mind went bad places!! Thankfully my MO ordered a scan, which came back completely clear and a couple of rounds of prednisone helped significantly. My pain was most likely bursitis. Yes you can trust your PET results. I would recommend seeing an orthopedist or a rheumatologist to help get to the bottom of your pain.

I just went thru the most horrific back pain experience my mo said get MRI my GP wanted to put me on prednisone. I went to a chiropractor for the first time. I did the MRI and used ice and thank God the pain went away. L4 and L5 showed some mild arthritis I never took prednisone. I'm so glad I didn't start prednisone my mother has been on it for atleast 7 years and apparently unable to get off it. Her cardiologist wants her to see a rheumatologist and find out what's happening. Between the cholesterol, high blood pressure, prednisone, corgig, and other drugs a total of 9 different drugs he believes that is why she feels so bad.

GP thinks she has congestive heart failure cardiologist doesnt see evidence to support that. My cholesterol and blood pressure is great doing cardio exercise 1hr a day. My mother has never listened to a word I have to say. She never got breast cancer but I did. I hope I never hear the word cancer again in my doctor visits.