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    May 21, 2008, 07:55 AM
    Could pain be cancer?
    Hi,

    My dad has been having pain in his low back/waist area (right where a belt would be) for about 2 months. The pain also radiates to the groin area and the front of his right thigh is numb at times. The only relief to this pain is lying flat in bed. Let me also add a little more medical history on him. He has had prostate cancer (part was removed), kidney cancer (they removed one kidney), and removed part of his liver. He was told that it was just back pain due to the L5 vertebrae. Could it be more or am I being overly concerned? I am always worried about the cancer returning or spreading to bone cancer. Thanks for any and all advice!

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    May 21, 2008, 08:15 AM
    He should for sure go to his doctor, and have him check into it. Pain is the body's way of saying something is wrong. Its always better to go a find out sooner than later. Hope everything turns out to be okay. God bless, and many prayers.
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    May 21, 2008, 03:35 PM
    Concerned Mom is 100% right. My father had pain around his waist, espec in front, to the extent that he couldn't wear a belt. It turned out to be some type of abdominal aneurism.
    I am not a medical person and I don't presume to know what you dad's problem is, but with the other problems he definitely needs to get checked out.
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    May 21, 2008, 03:40 PM
    And it could just be a bad back, With bad backs sometimes you can't even turn over in bed for the pain, So only the doctors after an exam will know for sure.
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    May 21, 2008, 05:54 PM
    With his history of cancer[s] he should have a bone scan. I hope it is just a muscle strain and he feels better.
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    Sep 7, 2008, 10:16 AM
    If they only removed part of the prostate there is still a chance it could come back, why they dident take the whole thing out is beond me, while your in there get it all,they did it to me and I'm was only 46 at the time.. going to see his uroligist is the best thing he can do, good luck,you are in our prayers :)
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    Sep 7, 2008, 12:02 PM
    Is your father overweight? That causes a lot of problems related to pain.

    Nevertheless, he should get an immediate consultation to check to see if there has been a return of cancer.
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