Hi all...remember me?? Bone Mets question!!

Hi heavenlee how are you? and yes of course I remember you.
I had mets to my right arm and low back, both treated with radiation. My arm was the first, it felt like a pulled muscle. It hurt to put the car in gear, raising it over my head hurt slightly or with picking up stuff. If I didn't use it then it was OK. I had a bone scan done July 2001 which they read as negative or clear. I also had a mammogram. As they were packing up the mammo films the radiologist went over the bone scan with me. THAT's when she noted a slightly darker area in my right arm, called a 'hot spot'. She ordered a plain x-ray and there it was, clear as day, a nearly golfball size bone met. Now was God watching over me or what? My bone scan had already been read and dictated as NORMAL. Needless to say, in Sept 2001, when I felt like I had a low back strain I refused the bone scan and requested just a plain x-ray. Sooooo, my suggestion is ask your doc about an x-ray if the pain is persistent, which in my book does not mean constant. Persistant is it keeps coming back or won't go away, even if its mild, if its new for you it may be a signal. Better to be safe than sorry. God bless. hummingbyrd

Hi Angel - of course I remember you! It's so nice to hear that you and Skylar are doing well. I can't help you with the bone mets question, but thanks for checking in and for telling us about the talk show. Diane