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What Causes Severe Pain In Joints Of A Breast Cancer Patient?
I am a 3yr breast cancer survivor-having had a bi-lateral mastectomy w reconstruction using my latassimus back muscles, frankly, I have body and joint pain daily! I had chemo and herceptin before surgery and am taking an AI until 2018. Why do medical staff give me the feeling I shouldn t be taking Norco for the pain? My life would be doing nothing if I didn t use it?
Mon, 3 Feb 2020
Hello,
Continue analgesics( pain killers). Considering the history of breast cancer, we have to think of the possibility of bone metastasis also. A bone scan also be required to rule out bone metastasis. Consult an oncologist and he will direct you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
Continue analgesics( pain killers). Considering the history of breast cancer, we have to think of the possibility of bone metastasis also. A bone scan also be required to rule out bone metastasis. Consult an oncologist and he will direct you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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