hello Karen
I was following your visits to Mayo. That must have felt so good to be able to see doctors and get tests done and results back while you were there. What you did in one week there takes months to do otherwise.
I do not know how long it took for my bone scan to show what was going on in my back. I started having back pain when I was 19 hip pain in my 20's and heel pain in my 30's. The heel pain is what finally made me think there was something going on. when I was in my 20's thinking something is wrong never entered my mind. The only thing that did was that I was tired a lot. I did go to docs for blood work to find out why I was so tired but nothing ever came of it and I did not think to tell them about the back pain and the hip pain at the time. I had my frrst bonescan when I was 36 and it showed what was going on in my back. It did not show anything in my heels but it is my guess it was because it was a new pain. Not enough time to show any damage. I have read that it can take up to 10 years to show anything going on.
I really pray that you find out what is going on with you.
big hugs
Raquel
