Elaine Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Do bone mets hurt only when you press on the area at first? Or do they begin as being more of a constant pain? IThanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Cheryl- Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Elaine, I have no experience with bone mets, but wanted to offer you a belated "welcome to the LCS board" and offer a prayer for you. God Bless, Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Elaine, Lucie had general on-going pain from bone mets, but it intensified if the areas were pressed. She had radiation to three bone areas to relieve pain and it worked. You may want to explore that option. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Daughter of Bill Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Sorry I don't have any answers for you........my Dad has bone mets on three of the bones in his spine and also on the iliac crest. My Dad has experienced NO PAIN with his bone mets! (incredible to me!!) I hope your Dr. can help you with the pain you are having. Thinking of you and praying for you! Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Periostitis is supposed to be shin splints. I used ice on my shins when I was a runner in high school at that would take care of that. It sounds like the cause of the periostitis by bone formation may be different but I guess ice probably won't hurt. Most of the articles say that HOA is resolved with resection of the tumor. Since they can not operate, what are the doctors doing to decrease the size of the tumor. The cause of HOA is not known but one theory is that 1) Most illnesses associated with HOA involve alterations of lung function in which intrapulmonary shunting of blood may be prominent 2) paraneoplastic growth factors, hormones Hopefully there are no bone mets. Read about Zometa, biphosphonates and COX-2. Sometimes biphosphonates are given prophylactically. http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2929.htm http://www.auntminnie.com/ScottWilliams ... plasms.htm http://www.commentwire.com/commwire_sto ... re_ID=4758 Lytic bone metastases must be greater than 1 cm and have destroyed 30-50% of the bone density 3 in order to be seen by x-ray. It is also difficult to distinguish between metastases and benign lesions such as Paget's disease or osteoporosis on plain film. On bone scan, radiolabeled bisphosphonates are taken up by in areas of bone formation but not by the tumor cells. CT is more specific than bone scan and can distinguish between osteolytic and osteoblastic lesions. MRI is the most sensitive method of detection bone metastases because cells can spotted before local bone reaction has occurred. Metastatic bone lesions can be described as osteolytic, osteoblastic and mixed. The osteolytic lesions are most common where the destructive processes outstrip the laying down of new bone. New treatments with medicines that may block bone lysis by tumor cells are currently in clinical trials. Osteoblastic lesions result from new bone growth that is stimulated by the tumor. Microscopically, most lesions are mixed. http://bonetumor.org/tumors/pages/page67.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Why is the cancer inoperable? What tests have they run to stage your cancer? Is it possible to get medicare since you are unemployed or go on disability. It seems to me there should be a way to get out of your HMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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