Skull mets

[dnamscg]

Do skull tumors give you headaches or make an area mets.rea feel bruised?

[USIrishcolleen]

Hello dnamscg,

I do not have the answer for you, but wanted to reply so that you knew you were being heard. I do not have brain Mets, but sometimes, I think I have a pimple in my scalp, and my mind goes right to whether or not it might be Mets.

Best,

Colleen

[Andersl]

Hi, mets in the skull or brain can cause headaches. Though headaches can be caused by many other things apart from cancer.

Have you had a scan ? Does it confirm you have skull mets? If it does, as you probably know, radiotherapy is likely to be the suggested treatment. This, in my experience, solves the symptoms of headaches etc.

X

[dnamscg in reply to Andersl]

I do have skull mets showing on NM whole body scan. No treatments but Ibrance and Faslodex. Had 28 days of radiation in 2009 after chemo and bilateral macectomy. 10 years on Tomaxifin.

[NPmary]

I have this and have had pains and sometimes just tenderness to touch in those areas. The pain didn't last very long, all bone mets areas are stable as far as cancer goes so that's good but the bony cancer areas plus arthritis causes alot of pain at times because of inflammation and resultant swelling in these areas. I have extensive arthritis and extensive bone mets from skull to hips so it can be very bad when it flares. Wishing you peace, comfort and best outcomes. ❤🌺❤

[dnamscg in reply to NPmary]

Have arthritis and mets from skull to feet. My Onc says everywhere. Diagnosis in late December 2021.

[dnamscg]

Thanks you for letting me know I am not alone with this problem. It makes it easier to cope. The doctor's usually don't know how what we really have to deal with. There are so many issues they aren't familiar with and that is why this site is so helpful. Hope you are doing well.

[NPmary]

Thank you, take care.

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Hi dnamscg, I'm late in a response but this just showed up in my "feed", so I'll weigh in.

I recently had a brain MRI, hadn't scanned that area in 7 years, and they saw a met/lesion in my skull.

I could easily be wrong here, but I dismissed pretty quickly, thinking it was "just" another bone met, among many.

I suspect that there are people here for whom it is a bigger or even primary issue. And I don'r mean to be insensitive to that. But I've had widespread, diffuse bone mets throughout my spine, sacrum, femurs, etc, etc, for years...to learn that there is one in my skull...bone...did not disturb me at all, even though I get that proximity to brain *feels* weird, but I think that's a whole different/separate organ?

Again, I don't mean to be dismissive..any met, anywhere, can cause issues....but am hoping that maybe my experience/perspective can put your mind at ease, if you have no real issues related to this development?

My very best...

Lynn