Bone Scan Results - Need Input

WorkingMom10
WorkingMom10 Member Posts: 72
edited November 2017 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

I am 1 year from my initial MBC diagnosis after bone (spine, left rib, and both hips) and lymph node activity. I just had my 3 month scans this month. My CT scan showed NED, but my bone scan showed a new area of activity in one of my ribs on the right side that was not there before. I freaked out about it, but my onc told me that it was nothing to worry about because it did not show on the CT scan. They had me do a rib xray in case the activity came from an injury of some kind, but that xray came back negative. I am not having any significant pain around that area either. I'm concerned that something should be done, but I wanted to ask if anyone else has had bone scans show something like this and your onc said it was nothing to worry about. All the other areas of my bone scan where my previous cancer was all showed stable. I am currently on tamoxifen and completed 6 months of weekly chemo in April 2017 (taxol). Thanks in advance!

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  • Kandy
    Kandy Member Posts: 1,461
    edited November 2017

    WorkingMom10, A bone scan is more sensitive than a CT when looking at bones. But a bone scan will have increased uptake for other reasons besides cancer which is why. They wanted you to have an X-ray in case there had been an injury. Plus depending on the slice distance of a CT, It could have missed something if it was between slices. There are a couple things you could consider to ease your mind. You could ask for another follow up bone scan in 3 months to see if it is still there or has changed in any way. You could ask for the radiologist to review the CT again with the bone scan to make sure it wasn't there on the CT and was missed. I think I would ask for it to be reviewed again and depending on what they say would determine what I would want done next. I wish you the best. Praying for you and everyone else on this forum

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  • WorkingMom10
    WorkingMom10 Member Posts: 72
    edited November 2017

    Kandy, thank you for the information! I actually got a call from my oncologist a few hours ago confirming that there were no abnormalities on my bone scan after all. I will go back in for more scans and my next onc appointment in 3 months! I really appreciate your response and have you and everyone in this forum in my prayers!

    Christine

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