Secondary breast cancer in the bone

Morning 

There was another new member joined yesterday AliWtem also recently diagnosed with bone mets.

Looks like you are both at the starting treatment stage so could have chat together ?

There is also a Positive Secondary Breast Cancer stories discussion (8 pages) you can find clicking here.

Hope you get to enjoy the warmer weather, take care, G n' J

Hi

I see that you are really anxious about the bone biopsy, and having been in the same boat 2.5 years ago, I can understand that. However, the bone biopsy I had was nothing like a scarey as I anticipated. My experience was of a biopsy taken from my hip. It was done under local and under a CT scanner. The area was numbed with local anaesthetic and the CT was used to make sure the biopsy site was the right area to go for. The radiologist told me throughout what he was going to do, and ran a commentary throughout. I was offered a hand to hold by a radiographer, which was nice, but ultimately un-necessary ( although at the moment, no doubt they wont be able to offer that).

A needle is inserted and they take a number of "clips" of the lesion. They explain the sound you will hear which is a click as they take it. They took 3 from me, and told me when it was done. I felt very little and joked they could carry on if they wanted. After the biopsy, I had to lie with pressure on the site for 6 hours and could not move, and stayed in hospital overnight so they could keep an eye on my blood pressure etc. The issue is potentially of internal bleeding which is why they monitor you closely. Once I went home, the area ached but nothing to be really concerned about, and when I took the dressing off there was almost nothing to see. Once I had the results confirming it was secondary breast cancer from the original cancer 13 years before, they then put me on chemo which I had for nearly 2 years and kept everything stable. I am now on a different, non-chemo, therapy and have been for 5 months. I feel well and still active as anyone can be in lockdown. There is plenty of optimism for you after the diagnosis. So don't despair.

x

Hi I’m so pleased to hear about it I’ve had so many horror stories that I really was scared about the test I’m stressed to bits and can’t get my head round it all I’ve googled so much and read so much that I’ve spoke about arranging funeral and everything they said it would be a local anaesthetic and the site is my shoulder the Macmillan nurse said she expected radiotherapy and some drug by infusion on a monthly basis and said she did not expect chemo which terrifies me too I’m pleased you doing well it’s nice to hear a nice story xxx