This week Liz has had pain in her left hip, thigh, and knee, getting lower and somewhat stronger daily. She has stayed horizontal on the couch with her leg elevated to ease the pain, and she takes her morphine and ibuprofen for it too. We figured it was from her Zometa infusion Monday.
Then last night (Thurs) Liz noticed she couldn't feel the heating pad on a portion of her lower leg, just below the knee on the outer front. She said it feels like pins and needles around the numb area. We know numbness and tingling are signs of possible pressure on her spinal cord, so there was a flurry of emails and calls this morning. So today she will get an MRI of her lumbar spine area too, to see if there is something new there. Liz also said she felt a bit less pain over the last few days in her lower back. She thought maybe the wedge that was left of T11 disc finally collapsed and thus hurts less (and it could have moved toward the spinal cord too).
Liz slept in her back brace to help keep things straight. She will wear it more often now, I think. She has started the steroid again for swelling, and is off her BRAF drug today so she can do SRS treatments.
We feel so glad to hear her SRS treatment will happen soon, despite Dr Shrieve and Dr Anker being out of town next week. We are grateful for the support of so many!
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