Bone Pain Prior to Cancer Treatment

I was diagnosed with IDC on June 29th, 2017. I've had a chest xray and blood work, mammograms, breast and lymph node ultrasounds, and a breast MRI. From everything they've seen, they've been pretty happy with the scans because it only appears as though there's the large mass in my left breast (which is actually composed of two masses that looked like one big one initially) and one large lymph node which tested positive for cancer in the biopsy. The bloodwork I had indicated that everything else should be fine. Heart, lungs, and bones in MRI looked fine as well.

I haven't been treated for my cancer yet. Last Friday, I saw the surgeon who told me she planned on doing surgery prior to chemo because the positioning of the mass made her think that she'd be able to get everything with good margins. I have an appointment for this upcoming Friday to talk with the plastic surgeon so he can get a game plan and then they would coordinate their schedules to get a date for my surgery.

In the meantime, for the last 2 to 3 weeks, I've had a pain in both my lower left rib and in my lower back just above my pelvis. I am 32 years old. I don't do much exercise but walking and caring for my three young sons. I am a very healthy weight. I can't think of anything I may have done to cause these pains let alone have them stick around for so long without feeling better.

For the record, I did call my nurse navigator and left her a message this morning because I have a lot of anxiety regarding these pains recently. I nearly mentioned it to the surgeon this past Friday, but she sounded so positive that everything else was fine. I did ask her if there were any full-body scans that would be done, but she said that based on the bloodwork and everything else they have seen from scans, it wouldn't be necessary. But the pains have continued and I've gotten into my head. I'm waiting to hear back from her on what she thinks we should do, but I guess I just wanted to bring it up in the forum here to see what wisdom you ladies had for me. A lot of these forum posts are involving ladies who have already started treatment and some of the treatments can cause bone pains. Anyone have any info for me?

Thanks!