Radiation treatment - 13 years

[billy1950]

I had 8 weeks of radiation back in 2004-5...I.'m having some hip pain. I am wondering if the radiation may have some after effects and connection now to the hip pain...thanks.

[spinosa]

See your RO immediately.

[billy1950]

What is A bone scan IMO?

Is it the same as aMRI?

[billy1950]

My PSA is 1.0 - I have read that a bone scan is useless if the PSA is less than 10. Bill

[Tall_Allen]

No- the hip pain is not an after effect of the radiation. It is not a metastasis unless your PSA has been rising. It is probably arthritis. Does aspirin or NSAID (Like ibuprofen or naproxen) take care of the pain? See an orthopedist.

[billy1950 in reply to Tall_Allen]

Tall_Allen...I will be getting my next PSA in Dec.

I also have sciatica...

Thanks...

[Tall_Allen in reply to billy1950]

You had a PSA last Dec.? If it wasn't elevated then it's unlikely that a met is the cause. I have hip pain too- I take naproxen every 12 hours - I might get a cortisone injection so I don't get GI bleeding from taking NSAIDS.

[Hidden]

Can be lots of things. I thought my hip was worn out. Went in had the X-ray all was fine with the bones. Turned out to be burcitis. Get a shot once a year or so and I’m good.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Same thing happened to me..I thought I needed hip replacement... bursitis in both hips,, painful..I got video and literature off internet.. “ How to unlock your hip flexors” by Rick Kaselj... $20 .. a series of moves and stretches.. It can helps solve hip bursitis but one must do the exersizes. Joints , muscles, teeth , all depleted in my opinion by adt and RT. I was happy that my hip pain was not mets... #1 causation of hip problems = is too much sitting position...

[abmicro]

CT never found anything for me. Pelvic MRI with contrast found everything for me, even with a low PSA.

[abmicro]

I would also agree to watch out for a rising PSA plus hip pain. That combo is suspicious for a met. Try to get an early diagnosis of either cancer on a bone, or arthritis, or bursitis. If it is cancer, an early treatment will give you another very long remission for many years. Happened to me. I had a met on a pelvic bone that was just starting, radiated it, went on xgeva, and gave me another 5 years at a very low PSA.

[Break60]

I had similar problem; went to GP and was dx with upper hamstring tendinitis. Whole body Nuclear bone scan was negative as well.

[billy1950 in reply to Break60]

Thanks for your response! Will be seeing my GP in December. Sooner if I need to.