Suggest Treatment For Osteochondropathy When Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Posted on Thu, 28 May 2015

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Question : I had a bone scan and the results came back with osteochondropathy disorder ... can you explain what that is ? ... I am having chemo for breast cancer ... does it cause this?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would like to see your bone scan report.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. Osteochondropathy is inflammation of bone and cartilage. It involves various part of the bone and joints.Before I advised you I would like to know little detail of your illness.
1.Are you having pain in bone or joint?
2.Since when these problems are there ?
3.Please send me your bone scan report.
I am waiting for your answers. I will try my best to help you.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (13 minutes later)

How do I send you a copy of the report ? .. Do you have an email address ? Thanks. I have an old knee injury from a car wreck in 1999, and had wrist surgery because of a smashed wrist in the wreck. Both of the injuries will swell some and cause some pain. My right hip feels like it swells and hurts sometimes and my lower back hurts at times. I thought is was just arthritis and old age. Are the chemo drugs effecting this ? I have HER2/3+ breast cancer stage 2a and I have been given Cytoxan/Arthymicin now I am on Taxol/Herceptin/Perjeta. Could these cause the osteochondropathy ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
it is osteoporosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You can send your reports to YYYY@YYYY . I think you may be making mistake as chemotherapy causes osteoporosis and not osteochondropathy. So please send me reports and check your spellings.If it is osteoporosis then you need to take calcium and vitamin D 3 daily. Also you need to take good diet of milk and proteins.
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar