How were the bone metastases discovered?
I had a lot of neck pain. I went in for a bone scan, and they discovered that there were metastases scattered through my spine and also in my hips. But the worst one was in my neck where I was having a lot of pain. So I had radiation to my neck and had to wear a neck brace for about a month. The radiation actually fixed the problem, so I don’t have any more pain in my neck. How did the bone complications affect your life? It was very, very painful. The worst of it was about two to three weeks where I really couldn’t do much of anything. I had to wear a neck brace, which anybody who has worn one can tell you is a big pain in the neck, so to speak. But that was really hard because my friends would come over. I couldn’t turn my head to look at them. I felt very self-conscious. I’d walk around the neighborhood and people would ask me if I’d gotten in a bike accident. I really didn’t want to tell them what was going on. It’s hard because for the most part when I’m out in public, nobody woul
