Hi,
You could have the pain in your spine due to various reasons other than the one you mention.
This could be a side effect of the medications you are taking, it could be due to spondylitis and it could also be due to some metastasis.
All these need to be ruled out with proper investigations.
You should consult your oncologist and also a bone and joint specialist.
You would need to get a bone scan and some blood tests done too.
Talk to your doctor if you need pain releif medications, calcium and vitamin supplements.
Let us know if you ahve any other doubts and post us about how you are doing.
Regards.
I have chronic neuropathic pain as well as chronic back pain that I know darn well is from the chemo its like lightening running from my feet up my legs at night most nights and back pain 24/7. Am on a 25ng/q72 hr Duragesic patch and ultram daily which has given me some relief. The problem I had at first was actually finding a pain management doctor who knew anything about this. Also suffered for about a year with what is known as Chemobrain an wasn't able to do my job as a nurse due to poor memory and concentration. The things we are Not told....Am a 2 time breast Ca survivor, twice in the period of 3 years, very aggressive form of Ca.My maintenance med Arimadex was also prohibitively expensive and had to get right through the manufacturer, after getting paperwork from my oncologist, however they only sent 6 months worth then told me that I should have had a whole years worth so now need to follow up since they are denying the med.
Lack of estrogen does not cause arthritis, and the osteoporosis connection has also proved dubious. The pain in your joints could be due to any number of things having nothing to do with estrogen.
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