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New onset of dull, aching pain in mid and lower spinal area
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 3 12:54am | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
Gosh you come off as stoic in your post! Sorry you have gone through all that but glad you are doing mostly well.
Can your PCP order an x-ray of your spine? My oncologist directs me back to PCP for hip pain, for x-ray.
I have spinal fractures (my docs did not give me a bisphosphonate during letrozole, due to other health issues, and bones got bad)
If the x-ray is negative then it seems you would be dealing with soft tissue issues. In my experience, muscle spasms often feel like it is my spine!
People report all kinds of side effects on letrozole and on Zometa but many do fine. Are you thinking this is a side effect, an injury or are you mostly worried it is cancer spread to bone?
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Thank you for your feedback--this is very helpful! So, I am thinking my Oncologist might refer me to my PCP for an xray as well--which could provide some peace of mind.
Thank you for your question...yes, I do worry about spread to the bone. I feel confident the ache is not from an injury. I could see how it might be arthalgia or even a side effect from Letrozele or Zometa. I just don't want to overlook anything and since this is, relatively, a new "effect", I want to make sure to monitor it appropriately.
Thank you so much!