Cancer, Bone cancer pain query

Bone cancer pain query

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Romayne Wrig #1 / 5	Bone cancer pain query Apologies if this has been double posted, but my PC is playing up when it comes to posting these queries. I'm trying to ascertain whether bone cancer (e.g. hip) causes pain in the early stages, whether it can cause severe pain which then subsides only to return, or whether severe localised hip pain is more likely down to something else entirely. I'm still waiting on a nuclear imaging bone scan to be done, but my right hip pain now seems to have settled despite my docs high concern for it being something sinister. I've lost a lot of weight while having the increased pain in that area over the past year and have been on OxyContin to keep it settled. Any feedback would be very much appreciated. REgards Romayne PS - I live in the UK.
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:56:17 GMT

J #2 / 5	Bone cancer pain query Quote: > Apologies if this has been double posted, but my PC is playing up when > it comes to posting these queries. > I'm trying to ascertain whether bone cancer (e.g. hip) causes pain in > the early stages, whether it can cause severe pain which then subsides > only to return, or whether severe localised hip pain is more likely > down to something else entirely. I'm still waiting on a nuclear > imaging bone scan to be done, but my right hip pain now seems to have > settled despite my docs high concern for it being something sinister. > I've lost a lot of weight while having the increased pain in that area > over the past year and have been on OxyContin to keep it settled. > Any feedback would be very much appreciated. > REgards > Romayne > PS - I live in the UK. Romayne, there's a phone number here http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/Home Try there J
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:09:39 GMT

Mike Radcliff #3 / 5	Bone cancer pain query Quote: > Apologies if this has been double posted, but my PC is playing up when > it comes to posting these queries. > I'm trying to ascertain whether bone cancer (e.g. hip) causes pain in > the early stages, whether it can cause severe pain which then subsides > only to return, or whether severe localised hip pain is more likely > down to something else entirely. I'm still waiting on a nuclear > imaging bone scan to be done, but my right hip pain now seems to have > settled despite my docs high concern for it being something sinister. > I've lost a lot of weight while having the increased pain in that area > over the past year and have been on OxyContin to keep it settled. > Any feedback would be very much appreciated. > REgards > Romayne You don't say whether you have a cancer diagnosis. Certainly if you do there is some cause for concern but if not then best wait for the test results as other diagnoses are more likely. MIKE
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:40:16 GMT

Step #4 / 5	Bone cancer pain query Quote: > Apologies if this has been double posted, but my PC is playing up when > it comes to posting these queries. > I'm trying to ascertain whether bone cancer (e.g. hip) causes pain in > the early stages, whether it can cause severe pain which then subsides > only to return, or whether severe localised hip pain is more likely > down to something else entirely. I'm still waiting on a nuclear > imaging bone scan to be done, but my right hip pain now seems to have > settled despite my docs high concern for it being something sinister. > I've lost a lot of weight while having the increased pain in that area > over the past year and have been on OxyContin to keep it settled. Pain due to "benign" causes tends to be longstanding, fairly constant, and only gradually gets worse. It usually improves with rest. Pain due to metastatic disease tends to have a fairly sudden onset (over a few days or weeks), gets worse as time goes on, and may improve with rest temporarily, but the trend is for it to worsen. In patients who have a history of the common bone-avid cancers ({filter}, prostate, thyroid, kidney, bladder, bowel) any severe bone pain is best considered cancer until proven otherwise....
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:12:50 GMT

J #5 / 5	Bone cancer pain query Quote: > > Apologies if this has been double posted, but my PC is playing up when > > it comes to posting these queries. > > I'm trying to ascertain whether bone cancer (e.g. hip) causes pain in > > the early stages, whether it can cause severe pain which then subsides > > only to return, or whether severe localised hip pain is more likely > > down to something else entirely. I'm still waiting on a nuclear > > imaging bone scan to be done, but my right hip pain now seems to have > > settled despite my docs high concern for it being something sinister. > > I've lost a lot of weight while having the increased pain in that area > > over the past year and have been on OxyContin to keep it settled. > > Any feedback would be very much appreciated. > > REgards > > Romayne > You don't say whether you have a cancer diagnosis. Certainly if you do there > is some cause for concern but if not then best wait for the test results as > other diagnoses are more likely. > MIKE This is what she posted last Friday on alt.support.cancer J Subject: Bone cancer pain query Date: 14 May 2004 07:00:32 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Newsgroups: alt.support.cancer Hi all I've recently been diagnosed with a smallish (4-cm) bone cancer lesion (can't remember type) in my right hip, which was picked up on bone scan after I had had horrendous right hip pain for 9 months with few other obvious symptoms although also suffer from a range of autoimmune conditions. I've been on OxyContin but thankfully lowish doses (no more than 40 mg a day) were keeping the pain well under control. However, for some strange reason my pain has now all but totally disappeared this past two weeks and I've not needed to take pain meds at all. I've not yet had treatment as I'm waiting for another biopsy and things don't move fast here in the UK sometimes, so it's not down to anything like that. Just wondered if this is a good sign or can it happen periodically and mean nothing at all? Thanks Romayne
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:21:57 GMT

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