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Bone Cancers

Tumor in ulna- A tad worried
I am 64 and I just finished up with Radiation for prostate cancer in May. My gleason score suggested that it was just in the prostate so Drs werent worried about mets.. Well I was having hip pain and was told to see a ortho.. He did xray on my hip saw athritis so he ordered a bone scan.. He was talking hip replacement..…
Should I Continue Taking Exemestane?
My breast cancer metastesized to the bones. I was supposed to have twelve chemo treatments (Taxol) but because of fibrosis in lungs (side effect of chemo) I only had ten sessions of chemo. I began the treatment in Dec., 2017. I was put on 60mg of Prednisone and referred to a pulmonologist because of severe coughing. I am…
Elevated WBC 13.2, after Cortizone injection
Hello, I had a Cortizone injection in my right Hip on 08/28/17, then I had my reg. physical on 08/30/17 during which I had a blood draw. The results of the bood draw show my WBC at 13.2 - is this a result of the Cortizone injection two days earlier? As my sister was just diagnosed with acute Lukemia I am a bit concernerd.…
Can you slow down weight loss
My mother had breast cancer and lung cancer, both show in 2014. Did chemo and radiation we though it with will until last month her Oncologists call and wanted to see her. And told us that it's back in her lung and bones. So the only question I had was how long and he told me year to eighteen months, I said ok so I, just…
SHARP PAIN IN THE RIGHT RIB CAGE. UNDER BREAST
3 WEEKS AGO I HAVE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN MY RIGHT UPPER RIB CAGE JUST UNDER THE BREAST BONE WITH TENDER SHARP PAIN AND BRUISING. I AM IN SEVERE PAIN RIGHT NOW AND HAVE HAD 2 SHARP PAIN ATTACKS. MY PAIN IS AT A 12. WHEN DO I GO TO THE ER. ITS HAPPENING NOW AT 3;07 ON 8/21/2017 YES THE PAIN IS SHARP ENOUGH TO MAKE ME RISE…
(ACC) ACINIC CELL CARCINOMA
My father is 72 years old and has faced to a tumor for about 1 year that recently is diagnosed as acinic cell carcinoma(but in mandible bone) and it is rare. i attached his medical history documentation . 3 jaw surgeons told us to surgery it and 2 oncologists suggested Chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I want to know your…
Bone cancer
I was a very healthy and active person all of my life and last year at the age of 35 I started feeling soreness in my knee and few weeks later I felt a knot on my knee. I went to my doctor and she recommended a MRI. When the results came back she said something was not right and sent me to a bone doctor in Greenville.…
Osteosarcoma Amputees
I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma late of last year and recently needed a mid-thigh amputation. I will be getting casted for my prosthesis and wanted to ask for anyone's personal experiences with getting used to thier prosthesis and getting back to their old selves. Thanks!
Bone Cancer??
I am new so I have no clue as how all this works. I suppose I should begin with my story. I was 29 when I 1st had cancer,colon, resection one round chemo after. At 56 i had the majority of my left lung removed which for 5 months I just wanted to die. Ihave had many back and other surgeries over the years and all combined I…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…
breast to bone
Checking in for my daughter, she is 31yrs old, and has mets for 4 yrs. at this point, the mets are quite invasive throughout the bones, many lesions etc.., the onc had her on cytoxan and aromasin, but being that it did not help, started her on Halaven. so, i'd like to ask how good are the results with Halaven? What's next?…
Bone cancer of the jaw
I was wondering if there is any way if you have bone cancer of the jaw not to have your jaw removed like this person at this website http://marsupialmum.wordpress.com/tag/ameloblastoma/. This lady has it on the left side mine is on the right side and it is identical to her exray in every way down to the cracks in her…
Treaments other than surgical for Chondrosarcoma
Hello, I recently ( a week ago) had surgery where they replaced 75% of my femur to remove the cancer portion. My doctor has told me that the only treatment for my cancer "Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma" is to remove it via surgery and that chemo and radio have no effect... Does anybody have experience with this type of…
new member - bone cancer survivor
hi all, i am 33 and an 8 yr survivor of osteosarcoma of my right femur. i had pre-op and post-op chemo, limb salvage surgery, several other knee surgies including a total knee and recent total knee revision on 2/04, and most likely going to need another total knee replacement in near future. before my cancer i was a runner…
Cancer Detectors
Cancers are nowadays the most serious threat for human beings. However, detecting cancer cells at the early stage can prevent the spread of cancer cells so patients can get correct treatment timely. Among these detecting methods, all I know is the cancer biomarker. Are there any other approaches in this field? I am looking…
Tail bone
Hello everyone: I have had uterine cancer in 2010 then in 2014 I had a colonoscopy and found out I had rectal colon cancer and had my whole colon taken out in February 2015 and ended up with a ilostomy bag. I have had another operatation because the doctors thouht I had bowel obstruction. AT that time, I was also biopsy to…
recurrent infections and excess fluid after total femoral replacement
Hi, my name is Tracey and I'm from Kent in England...my story is long as I expect can be said for alot of us! I'm 46 and after very successful limb salvage when I was 21 and 19 very healthy years with just a couple of revisions, at the age of 40 I developed a pseudomonas infection which has lead to 6 years of cnstant…
Am I just a "worrywart"
Hello all. Question. I was diagnosed with UPSC (aggressive endometrial cancer) in May, 2011. I had a radical hysterectomy and chemo. Declined radiation because my CA125 was a 4 and a PET scan showed no signs of cancer in my body. Back in March I started having pain in my groin, left side. It was so bad for the first couple…
Struggling with being a care giver
Im really struggling being a care giver. My wife has Multiple Myeloma and we are doing daily radiation and weekly chemo atm. She is somewhat bed ridden and needs a lot of care. I am stressed out very badly right now. I have a 14yr old son who is having to see his Mom deteriate before his eyes. I know there are people who…
Head and neck tremers
Hello Everyone To any of you who has had bone cancer or that has your cancer met to the bones my question to you is has anyone got head and neck tremers prior to bone cancer diagnosis and someone with bone cancer had this problem my pain throughoout my entire spine and i was just wondering if anyone has had this it started…
Need some advice
My name is Terin I'm 32 I'm a six year breast cancer survivor I had also been diagnosed with neuroendrocine tumor of the small bowel in 2015 found it by scope test and were able to removet it all. but my Maine concern right now is possible bone cancer of the spine I'm having bad bone pain throughout my entire spine hips…
AMG 479 on Ewings
Hi Everyone, My husband had Ewing three years ago but the recent check up showed a lump in his right lung, next to the hear. I saw some people mentioned AMG 479 trial onewing's sarcoma lung metastases, will that work? Please help... Thanks Jia
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So Confused Someone Please Help
Ok it started with my arm hurting severly only in forearm. Went to the doctor and they gave me a shot of cortizone and ran an x ray where they saw a mass on my ulna. Then had MRI ran and was told radius was swelling and covered in calcium deposits the ulna is hollow and has a mass . Then sent for nuclear bone scone where i…
3 Lesions on spine bones
New here and scared! Dr. Found lesions in my spinal bone.
Adamantanoma - Many Reoccurences
Hello all, I'm a 30 yo female, who has had 3 reoccurences of Adamantanoma, plus kidney cancer. Is there anyone else out there diagnosed with Adamantanoma and having such reoccurences? Here is the breakdown of my history: 1) First diagnosis of the right tibia in 1999 with I was 13 years old; limb salvage surgery completed -…
Does this seem like Bone cancer, Lymphoma, infection, or....?
Hello - Does this sound like Lymphoma, bone cancer, infection, something else? 39 year old male. Generally healthy. Not a hypochondriac, although I can certainly see how people can be given the past couple of months I've been through... I had a spot on my left forearm about 2 inches up my arm from where my wrist bends that…
Best Osteosarcoma limb salvaging doctor
My 11 years old daughter was recently diagnosed with Osteosarcoma of the distal tibia. Since it is in the ankle join section, it is very complicated, our bone doctor said he cannot do it and he recommand Dr Temple in Miami, and we also talked with Dr Webb from John Hopkins where we do the chemos, she suggestted amputation…
Need others' experiences with limb salvaging procedures for osteosarcoma
My 9 year old daughter was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma in March 2011. She is currently in her 6th week of treatment. Surgery is scheduled for week 11. Her orthopedic oncologist is suggesting the expandable prosthesis. We have not yet had our in-depth meeting to discuss options. I was hoping to get other's experiences…
Long term survivor osteosarcoma limb salvage
I happened upon this forum while doing some research and I just wanted to share that my son was diagnosed with osteosarcoma left proximal tibia in 1992 when he was 17. He will be 40 this year with no recurrence and no further problems with his knee. He had no metastisis. The tumor was removed with 98% necrosis and clean…

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