Radiation therapy vs nail insertion
Hi everyone, saw the orthopaedic doctors today for my follow up and check on my humerus. The ct shows a mixed lesion right up in the ball of the shoulder. I can either have a nail insertion or hav...
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Hi Anne, sorry to hear you are having trouble with your shoulder. It is a hard decision whether to have radiation treatment or a pin. Did you have that same problem with your femur? I have mets in numerous bones including my shoulder which at times is painful. I had radiation treatment on my vertebra of the upper spine as a first treatment as it was pressing on my spinal cord. I am due for bone scans and C T scan of the organs in October. Hoping they are still stable. I have been on IV .Abraxane now since December, but cope okay. I know I not much help but I think I would go for the pin as I think radiation treatment thins the bones and the shoulder joint is not a thick bone. I dont really know. I have heard that radiation treatment is helpful for pain and shrinking the tumours. I just wish you the best with whatever you decide.