'Bone mets' are you kidding me!

Hi Herb Lady,

My secondary is in my sacrum.  I had pain on and off for quite a while prior to diagnosis but having been in car accidents, fallen over etc you just think it is an old injury.  When they told me I had it in my sacrum they organised for me to have radiation straight away.  The radiation got rid of the pain for me and touch wood, I still seem to be pain free in that area and it has not changed very much at all since diagnosis.

With regards to any pain, I find that Voltaren 25 seems to work the best for me.  Panadol and panadeine didn't help me at all.  Just make sure when you take Voltaren, you need to eat before you take it and don't lie down for about 30 minutes after you take it.

We all get worried with a new pain and I admit I was terrible at the start.  Then when I had got to my worst worrying day, the pain would disappear.  So I started to try and make myself calm down and think about what I had been up too.  More often than not, I could come up with something like you say your dog pulling on the leash.  We don't tend to think about every little thing we do each day, like sometimes you probably wouldn't remember what you had done to get a bruise on your leg.  We don't tend to think about absolutely everything that has happened to us each day as we just try to be  and feel normal.

The writing helps because sometimes I don't hear everything the Oncologist says so I take notes etc.  Then if I have a panicky day, I can go back and have a look at what was said and it helps to get your head straight.

Take care and feel free to contact me or anyone on this site if you want a chat.

Tracey xx