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Hi @samiasibley, you must be at your wits end trying to find comfort for your daughter with all of this pain! With her latest MRI not showing any new tumors that is at least a shred of good news for her. But the edema sounds excruciating. I had bone pain with a medication I was on and wow, that was a level 15 on the pain scale from 1-10. I don’t wish that on anyone!

I found some interesting information on Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome from the National Institute of Health. From a quick scan of the article, there is thought to be some connection with BMES and a vitamin D deficiency, though the causes are sometimes difficult to identify. According to the article, there have been some treatments with Vit D and bone building medications. I wonder if your daughter’s diagnosis of Pten Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome might be complicating this as well. The article is worth reading.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559176/
Since you’re in the Phoenix area, have you considered requesting an appointment at the Mayo Clinic there? I’m providing you with the link to the Mayo home page. Just pop on to the site and you’ll see the phone number for the Phoenix campus. You can call and speak with a coordinator who will take your information and you should hear back from them within 3 business days. Your daughter doesn’t need a referral though sometimes it can help if a doctor makes the recommendation. But getting your daughter into a larger institution with a very deep bench of medical staff could greatly benefit her.
http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63
How old is your daughter?

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That is super helpful! Right now we're being followed at Phoenix Children's Hospital because she is 12. We couldn't get into Ortho until Dec. I did do some reading on Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome and that seemed to be similar to her but it eventually resolved. She has complained of this pain for years. The first time she had an MRI was in 2019 and they noted the edema. The scan she had this month also noted edema. The focus at the moment is the mass on her thyroid but I'm concerned about the increase in pain she is having. The MRI technically only scanned her right leg from the knee down. I'm wondering if there could be a benign mass elsewhere on her bones causing all of this. With Pten (that is classified as a tumor suppressor disorder since her body can't stop the growth of masses) that she could possibly have some in her bones. They have only ever checked her kidney, thyroid, and dermatology check ups.
I'm trying to avoid just giving her pain meds. While I do give tylenol to help the symptoms I'm hoping for a resolution to the problem. It only seems to be getting worse.