newly diagonosed

Hi Bbbcm, I have had metastic breast cancer  now for over 5 years. I first noticed a sharp pain in my back which gradually became unbearable. After bone scans and MRI, I was told that I had multiple bone mets. The vertebra in the upper spine area was the worst effected and was pressing on the spinal cord so after a biopsy I had emergency radiation treatment to shrink the tumours Also I was put on a course of Dexamethsone which helped with the pain .  I then went onto I.V Abraxaine for about 6 months .This kept the mets stable for some time. Over time I have been on different chemo treatments when thoes nasty mets showed up in a different area of bone. We are lucky there is alot more treatment available now if we have a reaccurance. Everyones treatment plan is different but I wish you all the best . I dont remember having had a fracture in the spine before diagnosis but I do remember once having a stress fracture when I complained about a sore back a long time ago.I was told then it would heal by itself.