I ended treatment for breast cancer one year ago. I had a lumpectomy, radiation and chemo. I was targeted with Herceptin because I was HER2+. My hair came back quickly. It was a waste of time buying wigs and scarves,

Recently my radiologist asked me if I had any pain and I said I had what felt like arthritis in my hip. She had me take 3 MRI's. (I have a good Medicare supplement.) It showed a few inflamed looking spots that my oncologist didn't think were cancer, but I am getting a CT scan next. He also felt it's arthritis. I understand breast cancer normally spreads to the femur first, not to the back.

I'm 81 years old and other than some neuropathy in my feet from the chemo and that keeps me from driving now, I feel good. I don't take anti-estrogen drugs. I see the oncologist again in 6 months.